Basil: Sweet (Ocimum basilicum)
TENDER ANNUAL. Ht 40cm.
This is the most popular basil used in cooking. It is incredibly fragrant and is easy to grow.
The leaves can be added to pasta sauces, pizza, soups, stews, salads, vegetables, herb oils and vinegars. It combines especially well with tomato based sauces and garlic.
Plant somewhere sheltered from the wind in rich, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
This plant grows particularly well on windowsills.