Basil
How do you store basil for months after harvesting?
Widely used in Mediterranean cuisine, basil adds a fresh, slightly lemony flavour to your summer dishes. Whether you're a fan of traditional pesto or prefer it in tomato salad, it's almost always perfect for enhancing delicious garden vegetables. If you've...
11 September 2021
Small green caterpillars that eat basil: how to avoid them?
A flagship aromatic herb of our gardens, basil is appreciated in many preparations. It happily seasons salads and hot dishes. indoors or outdoors, its fragrant leaves are harvested throughout the year. Unfortunately, they attract some pests such as snails, parasites...
6 July 2024
Where to plant basil in the garden?
Among the aromatic herbs very popular in cooking, basil figures prominently. It seduces with its round leaves, its aromas and its ease of cultivation. It can be combined with other aromatic plants such as thyme, parsley, oregano but also goes...
26 October 2024
How can basil be stored for months after harvesting?
Widely used in Mediterranean cuisine, basil enhances your summer dishes, thanks to its fresh, slightly lemony flavour. Whether you're a fan of traditional pesto or prefer it in tomato salad, it's almost always perfect for enhancing delicious garden vegetables. If...
10 September 2025
Basil
- Type : Aromatic plants
- Subtype : Leafy vegetables
- Botanical Family : Lamiaceae (labiate)
Characteristics
- Lifecycle : Annual
- Exposure : Full Sun
- Frost Hardiness : Frost Sensitive
- Cultivation Difficulty : Easy
- Adult Height : 30 cm
Sowing & Planting
- Greenhouse Growing : Recommended
- Sowing Depth : 0.5 cm
- Plant Spacing : 20 cm
- Row Spacing : 20 cm
Maintenance
- Maintenance : Moderate
- Water Requirements : High
Seeds
- Soil Type : Humus-rich
- Soil pH Preference : Neutral
- Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
- Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
- Weed Sensitivity : Moderate
- Pollination : Insect-pollinated
- Propagation : Sowing