Question about Basil?

Question

How many days does Basil take to grow?

Answer 1

Basil is a an annual herb closely identified with Italian cooking, although it is originally from India. Today there are dozens of different basil varieties, some with the familiar lemony tang and others with spicy and exotic scents and flavors. They all grow easily in warm, sunny weather as tender annuals. The leaves are commonly used in cooking, but the flower buds are also edible.(name:Ocimum basilicum, Common: Basil)
Size: Varies with variety. ‘Sweet Basil’ can reach 6', but grows to about 3' for most gardeners. There are also short 6" dwarf varieties, which work especially well in pots.
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Period/Days to Harvest: You’ll want to prevent your basil from blooming for as long as possible, by harvesting or pinching off the top sets of leaves as soon as the plant reaches about 6" in height. If the plant sets flowers, it is on its way to going to seed and will not be bushing out with leaves. Once a basil plant goes to seed, the existing leaves lessen in flavor.
Description : Basil is a member of the mint family. The extremely aromatic leaves also have a delightful variety of flavors from the slightly lemony mint of ‘Sweet Basil’ to cinnamon, and licorice. Leaf color spans from rich green to deep purple, with smooth or crinkled leaves. The flowers are insignificant, but very popular with bees.
Design Tips: Basil is traditionally planted along side tomato plants. It’s said they help each other grow, but it may just be for convenience in harvesting. Basil does not need to remain in the vegetable or herb garden. Some of the shorter, purple varieties, like ‘Spicy Globe’, actually make nice edging plants in the ornamental garden, if you don’t have problems with animals.
Suggested Varieties:
Ocimum basilicum ‘Genovese’ - Larger leaves than ‘Sweet Basil’, with all the flavor.

O. b. ‘Cinnamon’ or ‘Mexican Spice’ - Green foliage, purple flowers, with a spicy, cinnamon scent.

O. b. ‘Finissimo Verde a Palla’ & ‘Spicy Clove’ - Quick growing compact plants that are great for containers and edges.

O. b. ‘Lemon’ - Gives a fresh lemony tang to pesto. Small leaves can be harder to harvest.

O. b. 'Red Rubin' - Keeps purple color throughout the season with great flavor. Wonderful in vinegars.
Basil is a heat lover. Don’t bother planting it until the daytime temperatures remain in the 70s F. and night temperatures are above 50 degrees F. Seeds can be started indoors 3-4 weeks before last spring frost date. Unlike many Mediterranean herbs, basil likes a somewhat rich soil and doesn’t like to be kept dry.
Space plants about 10" apart. They will bush out. Begin pinching the tops off once the plants reach about 6" in height. If you don’t pinch or harvest, the plants will grow tall and gangly, with few leaves and will bolt to seed. You can continue harvesting as long as there are leaves left on the plant to keep it going.
Basil is very sensitive to frost and will be one of the first plants to go in the fall. You can extend the season slightly by covering your plants with row covers when frost is threatened. However, if the leaves are touched by a frost covered row cover, that’s enough to likely turn them black.
If you live in a frost free area, you might want to allow some basil plants so set flowers and self-seed in your garden. Not all varieties will do this successfully.
Growing Indoors: You can grow basil indoor, from seed, seedling or cuttings from your vegetable garden plants. Provide direct sunlight and warmth and feed monthly. An underfed basil plant, indoors or out, will have pale green leaves.
Problems: Aphids are the biggest basil pest, especially if grown indoors. Beetles and slugs can be a nuisance outdoors, tearing holes in the leaves.
Harvesting: As noted, frequent harvesting or pinching of the leaves will keep your basil plants producing longer. You can pinch off individual leaves or take the tops off of large plants, if you need a large amount.
Uses: Basil can be used in cooking, generally added at the end to keep its fresh taste and color. Basil can also be used fresh in salads, on sandwiches or even as a wrap, for instance around cheese cubes.
Preserving: Basil can be dried or frozen, for use after harvest.

Answer 2

I have some basil called Giant Leaf ( the leaves are 2-3 inches long and 1-1.5 inches wide) If it is not frozen it will last for years. I have one I know is over five years old.

It needs its leaves to live, so I let it grow, till i am taking no more than 10% of the available leaves, and then usually just as it is first sending up a flower stalk on that branch, this causes lots of branching and more leaves, occasionally the flower stalks get a good start so I let them and be sure to plant the ripe seeds.

In the summer they grow hot and heavy, so there is a lot, in the winter they just barely hang on so I get very little from them.

If you treat it like the golden goose it is, you can get good crops for years, otherwise you are better off buying just the leaves or dried.

Answer 3

Basil seeds will sprout in about a week. With the right heat and light, the plants should be ready for harvest in around 3-4 weeks.

Answer 4

The Basil leaf:

Basil is from the Greek word for king, basileus.
Botanical name "Ocimum basilicum L"
Family name "Lamiaceaee".
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To determine the maximum age that a basil leaf will grow in weeks. Call this - "MaxAgeWeeks".
[You may fractionalize this number by decimal places equivalent to 1/7 for each day after the previous integer number week].

Next, determine the percentage of the life for the basil leaf you want to grow the leaf to. This number will be called "PercentageLife". For example, if you want to know how long it takes the leaf to grow to fifty percent of it's maximum age, then you will say you PercentageLife = 50%.

Now. The formula to find how many days it takes basil leafs to grow depends on what percentage of the life of the basil leaf you want to measure to. We will assign the final answer with the variable named, appropriately, "HowManyDaysTheBasilLeafTookToGrow"

This is the secret formual [shhh]:

HowManyDaysTheBasilLeafTookToGrow = (PercentageLife x MaxAgeWeeks) x Seven

BTW: Seven is a constant whose value is equal to 7.

The answer comes out in days. And decimal remaining you can multiply times 24 and determine how many hours after the last day the leaf may be plucked or picked..whatever you choose.

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If this was too crazy. Please see the reference provided. It gives a more straight forward answer. But only about gardening Basils. I coudn't find exact days.

Answer 5

you will use much less yet positioned it contained in the pot previously. So i might use 2 T, considering i like basil, and positioned it in as quickly because of the fact the soup or dish starts getting the severe beverages further.

Answer 6

About a week or so to sprout and a couple of weeks to be able to use. If you need it now, go buy some at the supermarket.

Answer 7

depends on to what height and fullness you mean, also, are you starting from seed?, or little plants.
Not enough information, Im afraid

Answer 8

until it is green and leafy and you can smell it. or until it grows to about 1 foot tall