Basil Ocimum basilicum
Basil has been planted 152 times by Growstuff members.

Predictions
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or lessMedian lifespan
20 weeksFirst harvest expected
8 weeks after plantingLast harvest expected
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Varieties

dark opal basil
Ocimum basilicum

fino verde basil
Ocimum basilicum piccolo

genovese basil
ocimum basilicum

holy basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum

lemon basil
Ocimum × citriodorum

lettuce leaf basil
Ocimum basilicum

magical Michael basil
Ocimum basilicum

mammoth basil
Ocimum basilicum

nufar basil
Ocimum basilicum

osmin purple basil
Ocimum basilicum

purple ruffles basil
Ocimum basilicum

red rubin basil
Ocimum basilicum

spicy globe basil
Ocimum basilicum

Thai basil
Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora
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What people are saying about basils
Growing well and germinations
by Doveoscar,
Upper greenhouse Radishes growing well, [coriander](crop), [basil](crop), [spring onion](crop)s and mixed [lettuce](crop)/salad leaves all germinated and growing. Patio greenhouse Tigerella [tomato](crop)es many germinated, small plants still only two seedling leaves Pepper Etiuda germinati...
coriander
basils
spring onions
lettuces
tomatoes
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Lifespan and harvest predictions
by shiny,
Something i've been working on is the predictions on GrowStuff.org. If you go to you gardens page there's now a progress bar for each annual planting. That's plantings that are expected to complete there lifespan in 2 years or less . the progress bar is % until the plant is finished and can be re...
coriander
basils
strawberries
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Seedlings, bed prep, pink blueberries
by maco,
Most of the seeds I started a couple weeks ago have sprouted and gotten going. It looks like I will need to pick up one [black beauty eggplant](crop), one [butternut squash](crop), and one [basil](crop) plant. And maybe [oregano](crop) if I still don't get around to starting those (I didn't have ...
black beauty eggplants
butternut squash
basils
oregano
lowbush blueberries
rabbiteye blueberries
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Coming together
by shawnacscott,
This weekend I had two full days to really focus on the yard, and I made the most of it. With the intermittent help of several others over the course of the weekend, I got both easement planter boxes filled with compost and soil, cleaned up and weeded the alley, got the stump pulled from the coni...
lettuces
arugula
mustard
sunflowers
dill
onions
beets
tomatoes
fenugreek
bell peppers
okra
artichokes
pot marigolds
mint
lavender
spinach
basils
thyme
parsley
zucchini
peas
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Getting ready for spring!
by maco,
I've got seeds either on-hand or ordered for just about everything I'm starting from seed this year. I've been working out what I want to plant, and this is the plan I've come up with for the 72 square feet of my backyard raised beds:  And I am finding it super fun! I wanted a house plant, I have two big window seats. I think Ivy s are neat...
basils
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by oakandsage,
My [raspberry](crop) are flowering! Anyone whose english [pea](crop) plants yield spherical peas must be a saint. I only get spherical peas if I miss a pod. In the evening I sit out in the garden and eat peas until there is nothing worth eating left on the plant. Then I am done until tomorrow....
raspberries
peas
asparagus
chard
kale
melons
rhubarb
carrots
dill
basils
squash
cherries
nectarines
apples
pomegranates
blueberries
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Another week, another heap of things planted
by Skud,
I really should've got started on winter planting sooner, I think. Everything in the garden is in a lull right now. Although people near me are still blogging about the last of their crops from summer, all we have still going are some chillis and some [basil](crop). Lots of things died off in ...
basils
zucchini
celeriac
chives
beans
lavender
pumpkins
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Basil harvests
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shiny harvested not specified.
about 2 years ago.
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shiny harvested not specified.
over 3 years ago.
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shiny harvested not specified.
over 3 years ago.
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