Basil, Italian Mountain Sweet

This strain of Italian sweet basil is more cool weather tolerant than other basil varieties.  It's also our TOP selling basil variety, year after year!  We've found this variety to be an awesome producer in our home gardens.  The sweet, rich flavor is similar to other Genovese types.  Slow to bolt, but not too slow to make seed. Bees go WILD for this basil!  

Favorite plant color combos:

Italian Mtn Sweet Basil + Tower Chamois Aster
Italian Mtn Sweet Basil + Purple Peach Ghost Pepper 
Italian Mtn Sweet Basil + Baltic Red Kale

The plants grow to about 18" tall, and provide several harvests throughout the summer.  Prefers well-drained soil, even moisture (drip irrigation is great!) and full sun. 
We pinch all of our basil seedlings when they're about 4-6" tall - Pinching or topping young basil plants encourages side shoots, making them bushier and more productive.  Bushy + beautiful...just see for yourself!  

• Days to Maturity: 65
• Companion Plants: Calendula, Cilantro, Cucumbers, Peppers, Tomatoes
• Open-Pollinated (OP)
• Plant Spacing: 6 - 12"   

Photo Credit: Jess Page, Kristen Kadow