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Pesto Besto
Ocimum
hybrid
A highly disease-resistant, vigorous Sweet Italian basil, regarded as one of the best seed-grown varieties for high-yield, aromatic leaves.
Attributes
Height
Spacing
Spread
Exposure
Soil Preference
Watering
12-18"
12-24"
18-30"
downy mildew-resistant
Attracts
Repels
For best flavor and leaf production, harvest and or pinch regularly to promote fresh tender growth of this basil plant. If heavy flowering happens late in the season that will likely affect taste, but when it is actively growing new leaves and shoots it will have its best flavor for cooking and making basil for pesto from this flavorful sweet Italian basil plant.
Full Sun
Average
Amazel Basil plants will reach full size in about 4-6 weeks after transplanting them from a 4” container into the landscape or a larger pot. Your location and temperatures can impact how quickly the plant grows for you. In any case, you should be able to start harvesting this Italian sweet basil from your plant pretty regularly within a few weeks, after transplanting to your garden or patio planter. Because Amazel basil is produced from cuttings rather than from seed, it will not follow the traditional “days to maturity” designation you find with seed produced basil. Amazel usually is very late to flower, but flowers may sporadically appear. The flowers can easily be pinched off and because Amazel sweet Italian basil produces NO SEED it will continue to grow harvestable leaves all season long. You’ll be making pesto to your hearts content in no time!
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