Sweet Thai Basil CherryGal Organic Non-Gmo Heirloom Seeds 2025

THAI BASIL, or "Bai Horapa" in Thailand, is the traditional basil used in Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese cooking. Its flavor is distinctive and holds much better under the high temps of a wok than sweet basil. Beautiful plant with purple stems, leaves that produce pretty pink tinged flowers that ultimately flare purple. The flavor is quite different from other basils with a stronger aroma and a sweet, but subtle, anise flavor. Essential to my favorite Thai peanut sauce! 50 seeds.

GROWING TIPS: Basils like warm weather, so don't set your starts out too early, and be sure to harden them off well before transplanting. OR, wait until weather is quite established and direct sow. Set aside a corner of your garden for your perennial herb bed. But annuals like basil are also wonderful planted on the ends of your rows of tomatoes and eggplant. Don't plant too close as basil needs air and light. When your plants are 6" high, pinch out the central stem. It will begin the branching process that you will need to repeat with every branch as it develops. In this way you will keep the plant from going to seed and also produce a large bushy healthy specimen.

CherryGal has been providing Organic, non-GMO, Heirloom seeds to the home gardener since 1999. Seeds are either certified organic, or organically grown in my organic garden using sustainable organic practices. Seeds are not treated and are fresh to the year indicated in the title. Packets are small because we want each gardener to be able to afford a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. By growing such a variety, you will be attracting pollinators and adding to the beauty and enjoyment of your backyard garden.