Sweet lemon flavour
Tasty and healthy. Lemon basil (Ocimum basilicum) has a fresh lemon flavour and fragrance with bright green leaves and white blossoms. The herb is loved by chefs for serving with sweet desserts or as a perfect taste surprise in cocktails. Basil is a perfect microgreen. These are vegetables that you can harvest at a young stage and eat raw. You can sow the herb seeds all year round. Sow them indoors from March to July before moving them outdoors. Move the plants outdoors as soon as temperatures rise above 20°C. Lemon basil can be harvested already after two weeks.
Plant the herb seeds in a sunny spot. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The herb seeds come in a bag containing approximately 1 gram.
Plant the herb seeds in a sunny spot. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The herb seeds come in a bag containing approximately 1 gram.
Lemon basil Ocimum basilicum - Herb seeds
Ocimum basilicum 'Citriodorum'
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Specifications
Edible
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July - August
Deciduous
Location: Half shadow
Planting
These herb seed pads require no prior treatment
Sowing
Sow under glass in March. Sow outdoors end of April to June. These handy seed pads (8 cm diameter) make it easy to grow your own basil. Fill an 8 cm pot (or larger) with potting compost and lay one seed pad on the top. Cover lightly with soil, press carefully down and sprinkle regularly with water. The seeds will germinate within 7-10 days. Each seed pad contains just enough seed for a full pot of basil leaves. Do not allow the plant to dry out.
Care
Water extra in periods of drought and feed fortnightly with liquid fertiliser. Do not allow the plant to flower as a plant in bloom produces no new leaves.
Herbs on patio or decking.
These herb pots can be stood outdoors from mid-May. Acclimatise them by standing them in a shady spot for an hour longer every day. After 5 days they will be ready to stay outdoors in a sunny, partly shaded spot. For convenience, keep them near the kitchen door or window and then you will always have fresh herbs to hand. Harvesting You can harvest your basil about 6-8 weeks after sowing - usually July and September. Do not pick more than you need and steer clear of the centre of the plant. Using scissors or a sharp knife is recommended - be careful when pinching out with finger and thumb as it is easy to pull the plant up. Do not pick too much from one plant. Harvest as long as the plant makes new leaves and you will be able to pick from the same plant(s) for months on end.
Herbs on patio or decking.
These herb pots can be stood outdoors from mid-May. Acclimatise them by standing them in a shady spot for an hour longer every day. After 5 days they will be ready to stay outdoors in a sunny, partly shaded spot. For convenience, keep them near the kitchen door or window and then you will always have fresh herbs to hand. Harvesting You can harvest your basil about 6-8 weeks after sowing - usually July and September. Do not pick more than you need and steer clear of the centre of the plant. Using scissors or a sharp knife is recommended - be careful when pinching out with finger and thumb as it is easy to pull the plant up. Do not pick too much from one plant. Harvest as long as the plant makes new leaves and you will be able to pick from the same plant(s) for months on end.
Extra
Originally from India, we are more familiar with basil (Ocimum basilicum) from Mediterranean regions. This plant is an annual. Basil flowers with pink/red flowers. To lengthen your harvest time, prevent flowering. Basil is very good for you and very therapeutic - thought to aid digestion.
Description
Sweet lemon flavour
Tasty and healthy. Lemon basil (Ocimum basilicum) has a fresh lemon flavour and fragrance with bright green leaves and white blossoms. The herb is loved by chefs for serving with sweet desserts or as a perfect taste surprise in cocktails. Basil is a perfect microgreen. These are vegetables that you can harvest at a young stage and eat raw. You can sow the herb seeds all year round. Sow them indoors from March to July before moving them outdoors. Move the plants outdoors as soon as temperatures rise above 20°C. Lemon basil can be harvested already after two weeks.
Plant the herb seeds in a sunny spot. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The herb seeds come in a bag containing approximately 1 gram.
Plant the herb seeds in a sunny spot. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The herb seeds come in a bag containing approximately 1 gram.
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