When to plant thai basil in Yeppoon
- Sow in trays: late Jun to mid MarYeppoon area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Aug to late AprYeppoon area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Aug to late AprYeppoon area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Aug to late AprYeppoon area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yeppoon. 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.