When to plant thai basil in Aberfoyle
- Sow in trays: late Oct to late NovAberfoyle area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to early JanAberfoyle area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to early JanAberfoyle area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to early JanAberfoyle area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Aberfoyle. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A basil with purple stems and an aniseed flavour for Thai and Vietnamese cooking. It handles heat and humidity better than sweet basil and is slower to bolt. Grow it year round in the tropics and through the warm months in the subtropics and the south. Frost kills it.