BASIL - Genovese
BASIL - Genovese
(1000 seeds)
Genovese basil is the classic choice for pesto or Genovese sauce. Its leaves are tender, and they’re bigger than those of many other basil varieties. Read More
Genovese basil is the classic choice for pesto or Genovese sauce. Its leaves are tender, and they’re bigger than those of many other basil varieties. It has a slightly sweet flavour with a hint of pepperiness. Because it takes longer to flower in hot weather, you should get an extended harvest season, and if you pinch out the buds, you extend your harvest still further.
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Product Details
Common Name: BASIL - Genovese
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 1000
Days to Harvest: 50 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 20cm
Row Spacing: 40cm
Companion Plants: Sweet peppers, Tomato
Additional Features: Containers, Cuisine, Cut-and-Come-Again, Easy Care Plants, Edible
Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum
Germination Time: 7-14 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 45cm
Cool/Mountain Sow: Sep-Jan
Arid Sow: Sep-Jan
Temperate Sow: Sep-Jan
Sub-Tropical Sow: Sep-Jan
Tropical Sow: All Year
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Growing Information
How to Sow
Basil is amongst the easiest of plants to grow from seed. Almost every seed will germinate if treated well, so sow thinly. Just cover to a maximum of 5mm and keep constantly moist until they germinate. Then reduce watering a little. Protect from frost.
How to Harvest
The more you harvest your basil, the more it produces! Pinch out tips or trim them with scissors. Two young leaves and a tip bud will have the best aroma and flavour. Your plant will replace each tip with a pair of tips, so your harvest keeps growing! Pinch out flowers to prolong your harvest.
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Reviews
22 reviews For BASIL - Genovese
Customer Reviews
Based on 22 reviews73%(16)14%(3)5%(1)0%(0)9%(2)ZThe creatures love this stuff.These Genovese Basil seeds from Seeds Of Plenty are fantastic. I got an excellent germination rate and the leaves are full of flavour. I certainly recommend these seeds, absolutely exceptional. I used a good quality herb and vegetable potting mix and covered lightly with straw once I scattered the seeds, kept in full sun for around 4 to 6 weeks and watered everyday, then moved the pot to a mostly shady spot to live out it’s days near the backdoor for quick access. This is my second sowing as the first sowing have been attacked by hungry creatures, one sowing for the creatures, one sowing for me.
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TGenovese BasilThe Genovese Basil spouted well from seed and has grown nicely over the summer, fairly pest resistant. Nice as a change up in cooking as the flavour is sweet and punchy.
aAll the seeds that I brought they sprouted only the basil didn’t, I planted all the same day. I think is a seeds problem.
JThe Basil Genovese failed to germinate.
GBasilI have never had any germination problems with their seeds. If the seeds are stocked here I buy from here first.
How to Sow
Basil is amongst the easiest of plants to grow from seed. Almost every seed will germinate if treated well, so sow thinly. Just cover to a maximum of 5mm and keep constantly moist until they germinate. Then reduce watering a little. Protect from frost.
How to Harvest
The more you harvest your basil, the more it produces! Pinch out tips or trim them with scissors. Two young leaves and a tip bud will have the best aroma and flavour. Your plant will replace each tip with a pair of tips, so your harvest keeps growing! Pinch out flowers to prolong your harvest.
Common Name: BASIL - Genovese
Seeds Per Packet: Approx 1000
Days to Harvest: 50 days
Watering: Medium
Plant Spacing: 20cm
Row Spacing: 40cm
Companion Plants: Sweet peppers, Tomato
Additional Features: Containers, Cuisine, Cut-and-Come-Again, Easy Care Plants, Edible
Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum
Germination Time: 7-14 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 45cm
Cool/Mountain Sow: Sep-Jan
Arid Sow: Sep-Jan
Temperate Sow: Sep-Jan
Sub-Tropical Sow: Sep-Jan
Tropical Sow: All Year
22 reviews For BASIL - Genovese
Customer Reviews
These Genovese Basil seeds from Seeds Of Plenty are fantastic. I got an excellent germination rate and the leaves are full of flavour. I certainly recommend these seeds, absolutely exceptional. I used a good quality herb and vegetable potting mix and covered lightly with straw once I scattered the seeds, kept in full sun for around 4 to 6 weeks and watered everyday, then moved the pot to a mostly shady spot to live out it’s days near the backdoor for quick access. This is my second sowing as the first sowing have been attacked by hungry creatures, one sowing for the creatures, one sowing for me.
The Genovese Basil spouted well from seed and has grown nicely over the summer, fairly pest resistant. Nice as a change up in cooking as the flavour is sweet and punchy.
All the seeds that I brought they sprouted only the basil didn’t, I planted all the same day. I think is a seeds problem.
The Basil Genovese failed to germinate.
I have never had any germination problems with their seeds. If the seeds are stocked here I buy from here first.
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