Companion Plants by 1000Seeds: Basil Seeds
Basil, with its intense aroma, is a popular ingredient in salads and many Mediterranean dishes. As a companion plant alongside cannabis, it makes itself useful by keeping away aphids, whitefly, thrips and harmful beetles. The leaves are dark green and arching.
It is said that basil can enhance the aroma of surrounding plants. The plants like a sunny, warm spot that is protected from the wind.
- Content: min. 50 seeds
- Sowing: from mid-May directly in the open field
- can be grown in advance on the windowsill
- annual
- in summer, leaves can always be cut off and used in the kitchen.
- Light germination: press seeds lightly on the soil, but do not cover with soil.
- Height: 30 cm
- Plant spacing: 25 cm
- Decorative purple leaves
- Herb
- In the garden or in pots
- Temperature required for germination: not below 20° C
- Always keep seeds moist, but not too wet
- too much wetness in the seedlings can lead to fall sickness