When to plant thai basil in Ampilatwatja
- Sow in trays: mid Jul to mid FebAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: late Aug to late MarAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late MarAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late MarAmpilatwatja area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Ampilatwatja. 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.