Best time to plant basil in Merredin
Ocimum basilicum
Also called sweet basil, Genovese basil, Thai basil
Sow basil in Merredin in Oct to Feb.
A tender member of the mint family, basil is grown for its fragrant leaves, which flavour dishes around the world. Sweet or Genovese basil is the type most Western cooks mean, while Thai and lemon basil bring other aromas. It usually lasts one season, though warm gardens can keep it longer.
When to sow in Merredin
Merredin, WA is in the arid zone. The zone also plants in Sep, but Merredin's frost dates make those months risky for a frost-tender crop.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Merredin
Frost usually arrives in Merredin around early June and finishes by mid September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as early October, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly or raise seedlings
- Sowing depth
- 2mm
- Plant spacing
- 45cm
- Row spacing
- 45cm
- Height
- 60cm
- Germination
- 5-10 days at 18-35°C
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.