La
Famille Forster
organic seeds
Horticulture
the natural way
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La
Famille Forster
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organic seeds |
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Horticulture
the natural way
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Plant Details
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Basilic Genovese | Ocimum Basilicum | HHA | |
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Description
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| Species with a very pure scent of basil, large plant given good light, leaves well developed and pointed. | ||||
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Culture
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| Well lit and sunny exposition. Loves heat. Take care not to over water, especially in cooler season. Best to let soil surface dry between watering. Can be grown successfully in pots or grown outdoors with the possibility of lifting and potting up for early winter use. | ||||
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Harvest/Use
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| Harvest developed leaves may to october and use fresh in tomato sauces, in salads with tomato and in pesto sauce or soup. Dry remaining leaves in autumn before first frosts to ensure winter supply. | ||||
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Medicinal Notes
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| {Associate} | Basilic was used in Elizabethan times to clear the brain and to soothe headaches, it is renowned as an aphrodisiac. An infusion of fresh shoots is used in digestive disorders and as an expectorant. It has a healing effect and is used in compresses and baths. | |||
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See also Basil Latino
(Italian), Basil Lemon (Indonesian), Basil
Lettace Leaf, Basil Mammouth, Basil
Finissimo Verde (Greek), Basil Cinnimon,
Basil Siam Queen (Thai) , Basil
Purple
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