Basil 'Bush Spicy Globe'

Ocimum basilicum

How to grow Basil 'Bush Spicy Globe'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Pinch terminal shoots to encourage branching.
Harvest leaves before flowering occurs, or they will be bitter.

Bush Spicy Globe likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Bush Spicy Globe is thought of as half hardy, so remember to watch your frost dates and ensure you have this plant protected when the temperature dips. Bush Spicy Globe needs a loamy, sandy and silty soil with a ph of 6.0 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Bush Spicy Globe from seed

Cover with finely sieved compost.

Ensure a distance of 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.12 inches (0.3 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 10°C / 50°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Bush Spicy Globe about 20 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Bush Spicy Globe

Plant out when frost risk has passed.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Bush Spicy Globe is a half hardy plant.

By our calculations, you should look at planting out Bush Spicy Globe about 21 days after your last frost date.

Harvesting Bush Spicy Globe

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

Basil Bush Spicy Globe Etymology

The word basil means “king” in Greek – it is believed to have grown above the spot where St. Constantine and Helen discovered the Holy Cross.

Bush Spicy Globe folklore & trivia

Jewish folklore says that basil adds strength while fasting.