BASIL
Basil is a herb used in cuisines globally that comes from the mint family and has wide varieties, including sweet basil, Thai basil, and purple basil. The plant has alternating leaves with dark seeds and pointed flowers and provides culinary needs. Basil is known as Ocicum basilicum scientifically.
Areas Grown in Kenya
Basil in Kenya grows well in Meru and Nakuru as they meet the wet and hot patterns of growing basil as it requires plenty of water and direct sunlight for eight hours daily. Basil grows well in drained soils that contain rich nutrients. The plant can be grown indoors in greenhouses.
Most of the varieties grown are sweet basil which is ideal for cooking and most preferred. The organic Camphor basil is used to manufacture insecticides, and the African Blue Basil is a perennial type. Most of the basil grown locally is consumed in Europe after exportation, as a small fraction is used in Kenya.
Our products are from certified seeds grown naturally and then transplanted outside to soil temperatures of 10�° Celsius. Basil matures in around forty-two days, and the plant grows to six inches.
