When to plant thai basil in Kalumburu
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to mid NovKalumburu area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to mid NovKalumburu area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to mid NovKalumburu area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: late Dec to early OctKalumburu area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kalumburu. 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.