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Basil 'Sweet Genovese'

Description

The sweet, tender-leaved basil variety from the homeland of pesto A.K.A. Genoa. These plants produce bountiful leaves which can be harvested young to use in salads or whizzed up into pesto to top pizzas, pastas and minestrone soup. A classic basil variety which we grow alongside our tomatoes every year.

We find basil benefits from rich soil and a little shade. Remember it grows very happily in containers too - perfect for a sunny kitchen window sill.

Sow: mid March-July (at around 22C)
Plant: 20-30cm apart
Harvest: 8 weeks after sowing
Kitchen: Eat fresh or just wilted. Think pizza, pasta, pesto (and soup).
Notes: Bolted plants bring in a tonne of pollinators. Best grown undercover for unblemished foliage.

~0.5g/300 seeds
BasSwG-00054-MOL-OG
Germ 79% Dec 24

Basil 'Sweet Genovese'

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The sweet, tender-leaved basil variety from the homeland of pesto A.K.A. Genoa. These plants produce bountiful leaves which can be... Read more

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        Description

        The sweet, tender-leaved basil variety from the homeland of pesto A.K.A. Genoa. These plants produce bountiful leaves which can be harvested young to use in salads or whizzed up into pesto to top pizzas, pastas and minestrone soup. A classic basil variety which we grow alongside our tomatoes every year.

        We find basil benefits from rich soil and a little shade. Remember it grows very happily in containers too - perfect for a sunny kitchen window sill.

        Sow: mid March-July (at around 22C)
        Plant: 20-30cm apart
        Harvest: 8 weeks after sowing
        Kitchen: Eat fresh or just wilted. Think pizza, pasta, pesto (and soup).
        Notes: Bolted plants bring in a tonne of pollinators. Best grown undercover for unblemished foliage.

        ~0.5g/300 seeds
        BasSwG-00054-MOL-OG
        Germ 79% Dec 24

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