When to plant thai basil in Warrnambool
- Move seedlings out: early Jan to early JanWarrnambool area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Jan to early JanWarrnambool area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Jan to early JanWarrnambool area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: mid Nov to late NovWarrnambool area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Warrnambool. 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.