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How to sow your free basil seeds

Grow your own fragrant basil from the seeds included free with the subscriber edition of our April 2021 issue.

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A table displaying which months are best to sow, plant and harvest.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sow
Sow

Do not Sow in January

Do Sow in February

Do Sow in March

Do Sow in April

Do Sow in May

Do Sow in June

Do Sow in July

Do not Sow in August

Do not Sow in September

Do not Sow in October

Do not Sow in November

Do not Sow in December

Plant
Plant

Do not Plant in January

Do not Plant in February

Do not Plant in March

Do not Plant in April

Do not Plant in May

Do Plant in June

Do Plant in July

Do not Plant in August

Do not Plant in September

Do not Plant in October

Do not Plant in November

Do not Plant in December

Harvest
Harvest

Do not Harvest in January

Do not Harvest in February

Do not Harvest in March

Do not Harvest in April

Do not Harvest in May

Do Harvest in June

Do Harvest in July

Do Harvest in August

Do Harvest in September

Do not Harvest in October

Do not Harvest in November

Do not Harvest in December

Growing your own culinary herbs can save you a fortune and you can enjoy the intense flavour of freshly harvested leaves all through summer.

Your April subscriber edition comes with a free double-pack of seeds of tomato variety ‘Red Cherry’ and an unusual basil called ‘Lettuce Leaf’. This has the largest leaves of any basil, with frilly margins and the richly aromatic leaves have a sweet flavour.

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