Ferry Morse Organic Sweet Basil

Description

Leaves of this attractive herb have a spicy flavor which makes green salads, tomato and cheese dishes, soups and omelets extra-delicious. The entire plant has a very pleasing aroma. Ensure to remove flower buds to encourage leaf growth. You can begin harvesting all but 2 or 3 leaves at the base of each branch before flowers bloom.

Features

• Preserve leaves by drying or freezing
• Our most popular basil
• Small space gardens, this variety can be grown in a 12 in. or larger container
• Botanical name osmium basilicum
• Start seed in a jiffy seed starting kit indoors near a sunny window 6-weeks before transplanting to the garden or sow in the garden in full sun when frost danger is over and ground is warm
• All Ferry-Morse seeds contain no GMOs and neonicotinoid-free
• Grow from seed and save
• Founded in 1856, Ferry-Morse has earned the trust of home gardeners across the country by providing fresh, quality seed