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BASIL Lemon Mrs Burns - OCIMUM basilicum citriodorum 100g
Family: Lamiaceae
Characteristics: Annual culinary herb
Seed per packet: 200
Seed per gram: 1400
Mrs. Burns' Lemon basil is an heirloom cultivar of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) from New Mexico in the United States.
Considered by many as the finest lemon basil available, it has a more intense flavour, the leaves are larger, and the plant itself is more robust
Lemon Basil has a lemony flavour that enhances many different cuisines. Culinary uses, vegetables, seafood, meat, poultry, eggs, rice, tea and cheese.
It can be grown in the herbs/vegetable garden and in pots. Flowers attract honeybees and other beneficial insects.
Grow notes:
Adaptable to most well-drained rich soil in a sunny position with an adequate amount of water.
Tropical: Spring-summer-autumn
Temperate: Spring to early autumn
Cold: Spring to early autumn
Sow: 3mm deep
Best sown direct in the growing position, thin to 20cm apart
Plant space: 20cm
Row Space: 20cm
Germination: 6-10 days
Maturity: 6 weeks
The best time to sow the seed is in Spring after the last frost.
- Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours before planting. This will help soften the seed coat and speed up the germination process.
- Plant the seeds in well-draining soil as they prefer moist soil but don’t like to be waterlogged.
- Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil and keep them moist but not wet.
- Position the pots in a warm and bright location, but not in direct sunlight.
- Once the seedlings emerge, you can transplant them into individual pots or your garden
Germination: 10 to 21 days.
*Please note:
- Please do not be too hasty to discard seeds that do not germinate; seeds will often lay dormant until the conditions are similar to their natural germination requirements.
- As with all seeds, they must have adequate water to germinate, keep them moist but not too wet.
- These growth notes are provided as guidance only and do not guarantee successful germination.
- The customer should do their due diligence that they are suited to their region.
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