When to plant thai basil in Piccadilly
- Sow in trays: late Oct to mid DecPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Dec to late JanPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Dec to late JanPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Dec to late JanPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Piccadilly. 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.