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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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]

  4. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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    Fruit trees, [8] nightshades (tomatoes, [9] capsicum peppers, [10] potatoes [11]), brassicas, carrots [12] [13] ... like marjoram and basil; pepper plants grown ...

  5. List of Northern American nectar sources for honey bees

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    A honey bee collecting nectar from an apricot flower.. The nectar resource in a given area depends on the kinds of flowering plants present and their blooming periods. Which kinds grow in an area depends on soil texture, soil pH, soil drainage, daily maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, extreme minimum winter temperature, and growing degre

  6. Hardiness zone - Wikipedia

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    It has been adapted by and to other countries (such as Canada) in various forms. A plant may be described as "hardy to zone 10": this means that the plant can withstand a minimum temperature of 30 to 40 °F (−1.1 to 4.4 °C). Unless otherwise specified, in American contexts "hardiness zone" or simply "zone" usually refers to the USDA scale.

  7. 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]

  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. Clinopodium vulgare - Wikipedia

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    The leaves of wild basil are used as an aromatic herb in the preparation of food dishes and to make a herbal tea. They can also be used in the preparation of both a brown and a yellow dye. [4] This plant has traditionally been used as an astringent, a cardiac stimulant, an expectorant, to reduce flatulence and to increase perspiration. [4]