When to plant thai basil in Uralla
- Sow in trays: early Oct to early DecUralla area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: mid Nov to mid JanUralla area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to mid JanUralla area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: mid Nov to mid JanUralla area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Uralla. 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.