Basil 'Spicy Globe'

Ocimum basilicum

How to grow Basil 'Spicy Globe'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

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

Position in a full sun location and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Spicy Globe is thought of as half hardy, so protect with a row cover whenever the temperatures drop. Ensure your soil is loamy, sandy and silty and has a ph of between 6.0 and 7.5 as Basil is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Spicy Globe from seed

Cover with finely sieved compost.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) and sow at a depth of around 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 Spicy Globe about 20 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting 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 Spicy Globe is a half hardy plant.

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

Harvesting Spicy Globe

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

Basil 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.

Spicy Globe folklore & trivia

Jewish folklore says that basil adds strength while fasting.