When to plant thai basil in Kingoonya
- Sow in trays: early Aug to late JanKingoonya area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to mid MarKingoonya area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to mid MarKingoonya area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to mid MarKingoonya area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kingoonya. 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.