When to plant thai basil in Wills
- Sow in trays: early Jul to late FebWills area, hot desert
- Move seedlings out: mid Aug to early AprWills area, hot desert
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to early AprWills area, hot desert
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to early AprWills area, hot desert
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wills. 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.