Basil - Italian Large Leaf Seedling

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(Organic Seeds)  Annual.  Italian Large Leaf Basil is an easy herb to grow. It thrives either in the traditional outdoor gardens and urban gardens, or indoor planting containers and hanging baskets.  It is good for cooking pasta, seafood and sauce.  The scent of basil is unattractive to mosquito, aphids, mites, and horn worms, keeping them away from your other herbs and plants.  Blossoms of Basil is also edible.  It comes in a variety of colors, flavor is similar to the leaves, but milder.

Where: Sunny Location

Soil: Moist and well-drained

Fertilizer: Nitrogen (N) in higher percentage or Herbs Fertilizer.   Follow instruction of the package for when to do fertilizing or fertilizing once a week.

Remarks: After fertilizing, wait at least 5-7 days before picking the leaves or edible flowers.

Features:

1. Jiffy R2 is a 100% biodegradable, nontoxic nursery pot.  The whole pot can be put into the garden or a bigger pot directly, no need to worry about hurting the root.
2. Use European imported soil.
3. Mix soil with MixO’ Plus Organic Compost Soil as basal dressing.  The plant will grow healthier.