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Annual herbal plant, approximately 50 cm high with a pleasant cinnamon scent of crashed leaves.
Fresh or dried leaves are added to vegetable and fruit salads, sauce cakes, cheeses, casseroles, meat dishes and fish. Suitable for year-round cultivation in pots on the window sill.
Basil helps digestion, and the infusion soothes coughs and is used as an anti-diarrhea medicine. It has an antidepressant effect and gives strength.
Approximately 200 seeds in 0,5g packet.
Genus - Ocimum
Species - Basilicum
Variety - Cinnamon
Common name - Basil
Pre-Treatment - Not-required
Hardiness zones - 3 - 11
Height - 0,50 m
Spread - 0,30 m
Plant type - Annual Herb, Houseplant
Exposure - Full Sun
Growth rate - Fast
Soil PH - Acid, neutral, alkaline (pH 5-8)
Soil type - Rich, well drained
Water requirements - Average, high
Leaf / Flower color - Light Green / Purple
GERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
Indoor sowing:
1. Sow all year long in trays of moist compost. In winter, ensure more daylight.
2. Sow thinly and cover with a fine layer of compost. Cover with glass, polythene or propagator lid.
3. Keep at +15-20C. Seedlings appear in 7-14 days.
4. Remove cover when seedlings appear. Grow in small groups in separate pots.
5. If planning to transplant outside, stand outside for a few days late in May (avoid frosts). Transplant 15 cm apart in final position in June or continue to grow inside.
5. Harvest indoor crops all year long, outdoor crops from June to October the following year.
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