Sowing months
Feb–Mar, Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Five hours of sun
Water
Every second day
Mature size
30–60 cm
First harvest
Leaves at 45 days
Family
Lamiaceae
Where it grows
balcony, windowsill
Good for
food, healing
Sow in
monsoon, summer
Care
Pinch the flowers to keep the leaves coming.
Sweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.
Growing it
Pinch the flowers to keep the leaves coming.
What it is for
Cooking and traditional use; seeds for sabja drinks.