50% OFF ALL SEED PACKETS, FREE SHIPPING ON JUST SEED ORDERS OVER $20
50% OFF ALL SEED PACKETS, FREE SHIPPING ON JUST SEED ORDERS OVER $20
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Processing times before shipping are 5-7 business days for seeds and 10-12 business days for garlic and bulbs. Thank you for your patience!
Processing times before shipping are 5-7 business days for seeds and 10-12 business days for garlic and bulbs. Thank you for your patience!
Container Friendly
Days to Maturity: 68
Full Sun
Approximate Seed Count: 500
AnnualOcimum basilicum. Genovese basil is a popular Italian variety known for its large, aromatic leaves and sweet, slightly peppery flavor. This herb is a staple in Mediterranean cuisine, especially prized for making authentic pesto. It is easy to grow in containers to use in cooking all year. It is great for not only outdoor gardens but also greenhouse and aquaponic growing.
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Great basil. Easy to grow and wonderful taste
I love growing this in my herb garden.
I've been curious and tried all the other varieties of Basil over the years but the flavor of the Genovese is the one that makes the best Pesto and Thai Salad Wraps. I grow up to 30 plants every year even though I have a small garden. I've grown them in small buckets, in the flowerbeds and always next to the tomatoes. My adult children and I get together and have a pesto party right after harvesting the garlic the 2nd week of July. We make enough to freeze for ongoing use. My daughter throws it over her pasta for dinner my mother likes to make tea from the basil leaves and I always add it to my homemade spaghetti sauce. Some people prefer the Italian but I love the Genovese.
Not only does this basil taste great, it was prolific enough to provide both of my professional chef sons with basil throughout the summer, and I still had enough to dry for winter. As always, migardener’s germination rates are the best I’ve encountered.
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I grew this pepper plant in a 20 gallon pot and it did very well. It produced dozens of small peppers that were spicy—hotter than your standard jalapeno. I put about 3 of these in my salsa to spice it up along with 5-7 whole jalapeños (I roast them which takes out a portion of the yea). This little plant produced so many peppers that I froze a gallon bag of them to use in recipes throughout the year.
I am loving this squash! It grows so long and has beautiful leaves. I grow it upward and loves it! I have harvested at least 3-4 on one plant already. The remainder of the blooms are male, and I am not sure if I will have any more. :( I have, however, planted more in the mean time hoping I will harvest as many as this one. I will definately grow more!. Thank you!
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So far, everything we have purchased has had an almost 100% germination rate. And what sprouts has grown quickly and strongly. We are now big fans of MIgardener seeds!
I’ve had issues trying to germinate seeds bought from big box stores. Come to find out they are old and a waste of money. MI Gardener seeds are fresh, germinate quickly and stay good for years. My Pablo lettuce is still growing and I look forward to harvesting and eating it!
