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  2. Cinnamon basil - Wikipedia

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    Cinnamon basil is an easy-to-grow herb. It requires six to eight hours of bright sunlight per day. Although it is often grown as an annual, it is a perennial in USDA plant hardiness zones 9–11. Cinnamon basil is sometimes planted near tomatoes and roses to discourage pests such as whiteflies. [4]

  3. List of basil cultivars - Wikipedia

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    Basil cultivars vary in several ways. Visually, the size and shape of the leaves varies greatly, from the large lettuce-like leaves of the Mammoth basil and Lettuce leaf basil to the tiny leaves of the Dwarf bush basil. More practically, the fragrance of the basil varies due to the varying types and quantities of essential oils contained in the ...

  4. Hardiness zone - Wikipedia

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    As an example, Quebec City in Canada is located in zone 4, but can rely on a significant snow cover every year, making it possible to cultivate plants normally rated for zones 5 or 6. But, in Montreal, located to the southwest in zone 5, it is sometimes difficult to cultivate plants adapted to the zone because of the unreliable snow cover.

  5. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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    Planting near swan plants help sunflowers grow rapidly. Swan plant: Gomphocarpus physocarpus, Asclepias physocarpa, milkweed: Sunflower: Sunflower, basil: Monarch butterfly: Aphids: Plants that attracts aphids and spider mites: Attracts the monarch butterfly during spring and summer. Basil repels pests that attracts by the swan plant like ...

  6. Basil - Wikipedia

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    Timelapse of growing basil Desiccated basil showing seed dispersal. Basil is an annual, or sometimes perennial, herb.Depending on the variety, plants can reach heights of between 30 and 150 centimetres (1 and 5 feet). [6]

  7. Basil seed - Wikipedia

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    The main growing season for basil seeds is from March to June. In plantations, basil seeds are planted in rows that are at least 12 inches apart. [3] The seeds are planted about 1/4 inch deep. [3] Basil seeds need about 1 inch of water per week. They also need to be fertilized every 2 weeks. [4] Basil seeds are harvested when they are fully ...

  8. Ocimum basilicum var. minimum - Wikipedia

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    The Greek basil and various other basils have such different scents because the herb has a number of different essential oils in different proportions for various cultivars. [4] The essential oil from European basil contains high concentrations of linalool and methyl chavicol (estragole), in a ratio of about 3:1.

  9. Agriculture in California - Wikipedia

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    California produces almonds worth $5.3 billion every year. That is 100% of commercial almonds in the United States, 100% of all of North America, and 80% of commercial almonds around the world. Agriculture is a significant sector in California's economy, producing nearly US$50 billion in revenue in 2018.