Basil Red 1 g

What are the properties of red basil?

It is an annual plant with white or pale burgundy flowers, 40-50cm tall, and is warm and light-loving. The leaves are purplish red, and only reach their full colour in sunlight. The herbs and spices contain a lot of essential oils, which give them their special aroma. They can also be grown in a small balcony box or pot to add fresh, fragrant spices to your dishes all year round. They need a sunny, warm place.
Store your spices in a dry place, carefully separated from each other, in tightly closed boxes, protected from light. Coarsely ground spices retain their aroma longer and are only ground when cooking.

How do we grow basil?

Sowing:

Seeds can be sown in late April or early May at a depth of 0.3 cm.The seeds should not be sown deep, as light helps them to germinate.

What is the right position?

When planting the seedlings, the row and space between the seedlings is 40 cm x 25 cm, if the seed is sown in situ, the row and space between the seedlings is 25 cm x 6 cm.

Seed requirements:

^3g/10m2

Use:

Use as a potting mix:

Cut twice, in July and September, at the beginning of flowering. Use in salads, fish dishes, sausage dishes, vegetable vinegars, pickled and watered cucumbers, seasoning sauces. Add to cooked dishes in the last minutes of cooking. Flavour best with herbs and garlicand garlic.

Use as a herb:

In folk medicine it is used as an appetite stimulant, diuretic, diaphoretic and cough suppressant. Its tea has a nervine sedative effect. Its decoction is used externally as a poultice and as a gargle for sore throats. Well-chosen and used, herbs not only enhance the flavour of our food,but also have a positive effect on the taste of ourbut also significantly improve the digestive processes and the utilisation of nutrients. Let's take advantage of these effects!