Sweet Basil Seeds Ocimum basilicum

Sweet Basil Seeds (Ocimum basilicum)

Sweet Basil Seeds (Ocimum basilicum). Sweet Basil, native to Europe, is used fresh or dried as an aromatic culinary seasoning. It was common in America by the late 1700's, and Thomas Jefferson requested a supply of this pot-herb from his neighbor George Divers in 1820. Jefferson-documented: This plant was documented by Thomas Jefferson in his Garden Book, Notes on the State of Virginia, or other writings.Sow Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum) seeds indoors 4 weeks before last frost at 70 degrees F, transplant... - Sweet Basil Seeds (Ocimum basilicum).