When to plant thai basil in Rookwood
- Move seedlings out: mid Jan to mid DecRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: mid Jan to mid DecRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: mid Jan to mid DecRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Sow in trays: early Dec to early NovRookwood area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rookwood. 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.