How to grow them
Sow on a warm windowsill. Plant out only in June, in the most sheltered spot you have, or keep it in a pot or the greenhouse beside the tomatoes. Water in the morning, never the evening.
Herbs
Basil
A plant of the Mediterranean. It sulks at anything below 10°C.
- Buy as
- Seed
- Space
- 20cm between plants, 30cm between rows
- Position
- Full sun
- Rotation
- Permanent bed
- Difficulty
- Needs a little care
- Frost
- Tender: killed by frost. Nothing outside until the last one has passed.
The year
Sow indoors
Plant out
Harvest
When to pick
Pinch out the tips above a pair of leaves and the plant bushes out. Remove flower buds.
What goes wrong
Problems, and what to do
Cold and wet
Leaves blacken. Keep it warm and on the dry side.
Slugs
They love it. Pots help.
Good neighbours: Tomatoes.