«Radiance» - Organic Basil Seeds
1.14 €
This is large-leafed Italian basil. A premier variety originally developed for professional growers, but it is also uniquely suited to home gardeners who want to harvest big, exceptionally flavorful crops in a minimum of space.
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Organic Basil «Radiance»
This is large-leafed Italian basil. A premier variety originally developed for professional growers, but it is also uniquely suited to home gardeners who want to harvest big, exceptionally flavorful crops in a minimum of space. Compact enough for containers, it is superbly disease-resistant and vigorous, bringing you generous yields every time.
This open-pollinated, untreated seed has none of the chemicals found in some commercially grown hybrids. All-natural, it's simply the best for your home garden.
It was selected according to very specific criteria:
- Strong, rich flavor
- Ease of growth in the home garden
- Ease of harvest
- High germination rate
- Superb disease tolerance/resistance
- Great color
- Uniform plant size
- Open-pollinated, untreated seed.
The best for pesto, it has the ability to hold its flavor and texture longer than most others after harvest. And there is always a bumper crop, thanks to natural resistance to fusarium and botrytis, two scourges of many other basil varieties.
Begin the seeds either indoors in late winter or direct-sow in spring. To start indoors, sow about 6 to 8 weeks before last scheduled frost. The seeds will germinate in 5 to 10 days. Transplant when they have 2 sets of true leaves, spacing the plants 12 to 15 inches apart in the garden, or in your best containers. If you are direct-sowing, wait until the soil has thoroughly warmed up in spring. Then cover the seeds with about ¼-inch of soil, and thin the young plants to 12 to 15 inches apart when they are about 2 inches tall.
As your basil plants grow, pinch off the central stem when they are about 6 weeks old, and prune back each stem when it has more than 8 sets of leaves. (Cut it back to the first or second set of leaves, harvesting the rest.) If you keep your plants well pinched and pruned, you should be able to harvest two-thirds to three-fourths of a cup of fresh leaves every week during the growing season! ProEasy is serious about its production!
Basil loves hot weather and plenty of sunshine, but it needs consistently moist, rich soil. Mulch the plants to retain moisture, water heavily during dry spells, and harvest the plant before the cold weather sets in. Freeze entire stems, with the leaves still attached, for best flavor retention, or dry the leaves for seasoning.