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