Basil Sweet Large Leaved Seeds

Grow Sweet Large Leaved basil for generous harvests of big, aromatic leaves with a fresh sweet flavour. Pick the young tips regularly for pesto, pasta, salads and sauces while encouraging vigorous, well-branched plants in sunny beds or roomy containers.

Ready to grow your basil? Follow our step-by-step Basil Grow Guide for sowing, germination and care advice tailored to Sweet Large Leaved basil.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Tender annual culinary herb.
• Seed Form: Raw seed. Treatment status is not confirmed; do not eat seed.
• Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum
• Common Name: Sweet large-leaved basil.
• General Sowing Time: Sow from spring to autumn while conditions are warm. In frost-prone areas, plant out only after frost risk has passed.
• Position: Full sun.
• Sow Depth: 0.5 cm (5 mm); cover lightly.
• Spacing: 40 cm apart. Keep good airflow around the plants in humid gardens.
• Germination: Allow 7-14 days around 20-23°C in home conditions.
• Growth Form and Size: Vigorous, upright large-leaved sweet basil; about 50-60 cm high.
• Harvest: Allow about 60-90 days and begin picking once plants are well leafed.
• Available Pack Sizes: 5 g, 50 g and 500 g raw seed.

Why Grow Basil Sweet Large Leaved?

• Large aromatic leaves make generous kitchen harvests.
• Fresh sweet flavour works well in pesto, pasta, salads and sauces.
• Regular tip-picking encourages more branches and fresh leaves.
• Plants grow well in sunny herb beds and generously sized containers.

Garden Uses

Grow Sweet Large Leaved near the kitchen in a sunny herb bed or large pot. Pick young tips regularly for pesto, pasta, salads, sauces and other fresh dishes.

Growing Notes

• Sow in warm conditions and transplant after frost risk has passed.
• Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged.
• Pinch growing tips above a pair of leaves to encourage branching, and remove flower spikes if leaf harvest is the priority.
• In humid districts, water at soil level in the morning and keep the 40 cm spacing open for airflow.
• In hot, dry districts, mulch after the soil has warmed and water deeply at the root before plants wilt.
• Follow the instructions on the packet you receive if they differ.

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