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FREE: 25+ Heirloom Italian Basil Genovese Herb Seeds Vegetable Garden Plant *FREE Recipe Included!

25+ Heirloom Italian Basil Genovese Herb Seeds Vegetable Garden Plant *FREE Recipe Included!
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The listing, 25+ Heirloom Italian Basil Genovese Herb Seeds Vegetable Garden Plant *FREE Recipe Included! has ended.

25+ Heirloom Genovese Basil Seeds!


*Perfect for indoor or outdoor container garden as well. Indoor container needs at least 3 - 5 hours of sunlight a day.Best frozen or dried for future use!

Sun: Full Sun
Height: 18-24 inches
Days to Maturity: 60-90 days
Sowing Method: Direct Sow/Indoor Sow

Heirloom seeds are easy to grow and collect seeds for next generation. Allow a few plants to flower which then turn to seed. Allow seeds to dry on plant before collecting.

Three or four plants yield plenty of fresh basil for a family of four. 12 Plants will yeild a generous amount for pesto!

Many gardeners use basil as pest repellent. Basil is a wonderful comapanion plant to most other plants. Dry soil stunts its growth. Try to always keep moist.

Pinch off the blooms as they appear. If your plants get away from you to the point where they make seeds and stop growing, shear off the top third of the stems and fertilize with a liquid fertilizer such as fish emulsion or water soluble 20-20-20. NEVER cut back too far down the stem where stems are woody, or the plant won’t sprout back.

You can dry basil leaves, but freezing it or using it in vinegars best preserves basil’s flavor. It also flavors oils and pesto; keep oils refrigerated. You can also keep cut stems fresh for a few days by putting the cut ends in water just like a cut flower. They will add a fresh basil fragrance to the air.

I will ship internationally. Please forward shipping information for calculated shipping costs. Be sure to check with your horticultural customs agent regarding importing seeds to your country. International shipping fees to be paid via PayPal.com or SASE only.

*Items ship on Wednesdays.

Thank you.
LosAngeles
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W@b on these!!!! fanned you also
Mar 10th, 2015 at 3:37:04 AM PDT by
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Basil is ever so easy to grow. The trick to growing basil is that the soil needs to be warm. Once the soil temperature reaches about 65F, they'll poke their way out of the soil. I directly sow my seeds into the ground then thin them out. The fragrance is always amazing.

To collect seeds, allow at least one plant to flower then go to seed. You'll have basil for many years to come. Genovese basil isn't finicky about what sort of soil they're grown in either. I grow basil in loomy sand. Cheers ~LosAngeles
Mar 10th, 2015 at 11:42:21 AM PDT by
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I live in Nova Scotia, Canada still grow good?
Mar 10th, 2015 at 1:19:38 PM PDT by
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Somebody got the dill, are you putting more on?
Mar 10th, 2015 at 1:20:19 PM PDT by

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