 If you have ever had your Basil plants suddenly die from the Fusarium oxysporum (commonly known as fusarium wilt), then you must try our Certified Organic Basil Nufar - it is the first ever sweet basil variety resistant to this nasty disease. Fusarium wilt is a fungal disease that causes sudden and unexplainable wilting, defoliation, and death of your plant. It spreads easliy through contact with other infected plants and through contaminated seeds. There is no known cure. But you can rest assured that Nufar will outlast any outbreak! A Genovese-type Basil, it will provide you with months of large, flavorful leaves for cooking. Pick the leaves and use fresh or dried in tomato dishes, pasta sauces, vegetables and soups.You can also use Basil in the garden as a companion plant to repel aphids, mites, and tomato hornworms. Nufar grows 18 to 24 inches high and 12 to 15 inches wide. The dark green, shiny leaves grow up to 2 inches long on a tall, erect plant that is slow to bolt. Small terminal racemes of pink flowers are borne in summer. Grow in a rich, well-drained, soil in full sun. Pinch out growing tips to encourage bushier plants and to delay flowering.Pkt is 100 seeds. |
