I LOVE Basil! Is it hard to start from seed?
I'm not good at starting stuff in the house..it either mildrews for gets all leggy.
Any tips appreciated.
Starting Basil from seed
You can direct sow basil after your last frost date, or you can start it ahead inside... I start basil inside under lights each year, and I wrote out the methods I use (including Tom DeBaggio's great clump transplanting technique) here, http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/589725/.
I found basil pretty easy to start from seed. I started some in the house with my seed starting set up (shelving with lights). And then I also stuck some seeds in the ground in my vegetable garden and that worked fine too.
I started mine from seed 3-4 years ago - have not bought any since - I get plenty of volunteers every year now.
Basil doesn't seem to self-sow for me... but then, I'm in zone 6. :-)
Doesn't self sow for me either and thanks for the info Critter.
Much appreciated.
You're welcome!
That's one of the threads I was hoping to get linked to the new sticky, because it's a link I seem to post whenever the subject of growing basil comes up...