When to plant thai basil in Palmer
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to early DecPalmer area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to early DecPalmer area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to early DecPalmer area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: late Sep to late DecPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to early FebPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Nov to early FebPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to early FebPalmer area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Dec to late OctPalmer area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Palmer. 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.