In my many decades of life, I have yet to successfully grow a good basil plant outdoors. Either they’re these stunted little things, or the insects eat them, or Baphomet strikes them with an ancient curse. I’ve had much more success with my AeroGarden (Hail Corporate!). That said, decades ago when I visited San Antonio for a convention, the hotel I stayed at had these amazing herb gardens that they used not only for decoration but in their kitchen, and they had basil plants growing around that were absolutely massive, more like bushes than plants, taller than I was. Must have been the heat and the humidity that they loved. I dunno.
In my many decades of life, I have yet to successfully grow a good basil plant outdoors. Either they’re these stunted little things, or the insects eat them, or Baphomet strikes them with an ancient curse. I’ve had much more success with my AeroGarden (Hail Corporate!). That said, decades ago when I visited San Antonio for a convention, the hotel I stayed at had these amazing herb gardens that they used not only for decoration but in their kitchen, and they had basil plants growing around that were absolutely massive, more like bushes than plants, taller than I was. Must have been the heat and the humidity that they loved. I dunno.