When to plant thai basil in Katherine
- Sow in trays: early Jan to early OctKatherine area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid NovKatherine area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid NovKatherine area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid NovKatherine area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Katherine. 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.