Sweet basil is an annual herb plant used in food dishes andSweet basil is an annual herb plant used in food dishes andwill complement the flavour of tomato, egg plant, capsicum,egg dishes. Growing to about 60 cm tall it produces many softaromatic leaves which can also be used to garnish salads. Incooler southern districts it does not begin to grow well until thereally warm weather when it needs copious amounts of water.Seeds can be sown in the open ground to which has been addeda dressing of complete fertilizer at a rate of 30g per square metre.Young seedlings should be protected from snail and slugs andwill respond to regular feeding of liquid fertilizer.