Basil 'Fino Verde'

Ocimum basilicum

How to grow Basil 'Fino Verde'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

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

Enjoys a full sun position in your garden and remember to water moderately. Fino Verde is generally regarded as a half hardy plant, so remember to protect this plant from frosts and low temperatures. Fino Verde needs a loamy, sandy and silty soil with a ph of 6.0 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Fino Verde 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). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 10°C / 50°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Fino Verde about 20 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Fino Verde

Plant out when frost risk has passed.

Fino Verde is half hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

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

Harvesting Fino Verde

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in mid summer.

Basil Fino Verde 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.

Fino Verde folklore & trivia

Jewish folklore says that basil adds strength while fasting.