Sweet Basil Genovese (Ocimum basilicum) seeds

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Sweet Basil 'Genovese' (Ocimum basilicum) seeds

It's the classic, Italian basil variety with longish, slightly tarter leaves that helps pesto to international fame and puts the finishing touches on Caprese salad.
Contents: Approx. 600 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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Large-leaved, Italian basil with typical flavour. In Italy, it's one of the most popular varieties for Caprese and pesto.

Seeds, content: Approx. 600 basil seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	June July August September
Flower colour:	White
Special features:	Open-pollinated
Species:	Lamiaceae

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0 cm
When to sow outdoors:	April May June
Good companion plants:	Fennel Cucumber Chard Tomatoes Zucchini
Germination time:	1-2 weeks
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
Planting distance:	10 cm
Bad companion plants:	Savory Sage Thyme Melisse
Sunlight:	Full sun

Sowing in pots indoors from mid-March or directly outdoors from mid-May. Basil is a light germinator. Therefore, only scatter the seeds onto the moist soil and press them onto it gently.
Basil is very frost-sensitive and, therefore, only annual in our climate zone.
This variety reaches up to 20-30cm in height.
Violet basil prefers warm, humus-rich, loose, sandy soils and sunny locations. It doesn't like windy locations.
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)