SECTION: Herbs, Basil, Ocimum basilicum

True lemon flavor in a handsome upright plant with white flowers. Smooth, soft leaves pleasant in food and drink.

One packet will plant 50 sq ft when using 6" spacing in the bed.

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EA CULTURE: A/Spacing 6"

SEEDS PER PACKET: 400

SOURCE CODE: C

APPROX GERM DAYS: 7-10

PLANTING DEPTH: 1/8"

WHEN TO PLANT: After danger of frost

PACKET LABEL INSTRUCTIONS: Seedlings may not transplant well. You may wish to sow seeds in a pot or transplant 6" apart, when they are about 3" high. Keep well watered A delicate annual which requires a warm, sunny location in well composted soil. The plants will die back at the first frost. Grows to a height of 1-2', You can begin to harvest the leaves when plants are 4-6" high.