Sweet Large Leaved Basil – 100 Seeds

Italian Sweet Large Leaved Basil (Ocimum Basilicum Large Leaf) is regarded as the essential variety for true Neapolitan cuisine, especially pesto.

Basil plants are loaded with volatile oils, responsible for the heady aroma and strong flavor so essential to cooking. Like all Basil plants, it is easy to establish from herb seeds for the garden or to grow in a container on the patio.

This Basil grows 18 to 24 inches high and 12 to 15 inches wide. The dark green, shiny leaves grow up to 3 inches long.

Culinary Uses

• Pick the extra large leaves and use them fresh or dried in tomato dishes, pasta sauces, vegetables and soups.

Growing Sweet Large Leaved Basil

Indoor Sowing: Late Winter and Early Spring.

Direct Sowing: Spring and Summer.

• Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost in spring
• Sow Basil Seeds evenly by covering them with 0.5 cm of soil.
• Keep the soil moist.
• The basil seeds should germinate within a week.