When to plant thai basil in Exmouth Gulf
- Move seedlings out: all yearExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
- Sow in trays: all yearExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: all yearExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: all yearExmouth Gulf area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Exmouth Gulf. 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.