Saflax - Thai Basil - Ocimum basilicum - 200 seeds - Delicious chicken curries and exotic noodle soups. Create the optimal environment for successful cultivation straight away. Garden in the Bag supplies the growing substrate in a practical, self-erecting bag. Simply add water and watch as the dried, lightweight block creates plenty of growing substrate for your seeds in just a few minutes. Worth knowing: The Thai Basil is a main component in the more and more popular far-eastern cuisine of Thailand and Vietnam. The light sweet taste of the aromatic leaves that grow on dark, purple stalks, reminds one of anise and liquorice. The sprouts can be harvested freshly throughout the summer. The plant makes also a rather pleasant sight since the leaves are beautifully contrasting the inflorescences and the pinky-purple flowers.. The Thai Basil differs greatly from the European basil species. In Asia it is used to spice up salads and fish dishes as well as in many chicken dishes and curries with coconut milk. The either whole or chopped leaves are added only at the end of the cooking time, so they can unfold their full flavour. In the Thai kitchen the leaves are also been deep-fried and served with fried fish, and the herbal taste of a Vietnamese noodle soup is mainly based on Thai Basil. Natural Place: The Thai Basil originally comes from Thailand and Malaysia. Cultivation: Place: The Thai Basil likes to be kept in a sunny or at least half-shaded place. Since the plant is rather sensitive to frost, it should only be moved outdoors from mid May. Care: Don’t keep the Thai Basil too moist, and check regularly for slugs during summer, when the pot is kept outdoors. Drying the leaves is by the way not a good idea since the aroma will fade off quickly, and with storing them in the freezer you will only get sludgy leaves after defrosting. During Winter: Thai Basil is an annual plant and dies off as soon as the winter starts. Bonsai: No Picture credits: Because of technical limitations links are shown as text. 67510-ocimum-basilicum-seed-package-front-german.jpg - © Risacher - CC-BY-SA-3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 17510-ocimum-basilicum-cultivation-instruction-german.jpg - Frank Laue - © Saflax - saflax.de/copyright 17510-31-Ocimum-basilicum.jpg - Castielli - CC-BY-SA-3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 17510-36-Ocimum-basilicum.jpg - Cchatfield - CC-BY-SA-3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -