When to plant thai basil in Mount Isa
- Sow in trays: early Jul to mid MarMount Isa area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to late AprMount Isa area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to late AprMount Isa area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to late AprMount Isa area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Mount Isa. 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.