Seed soaking and germination: Select disease-free basil seeds, wrap them in gauze and soak them in water for 10 minutes, then cover them with a wet towel and place them in an environment of 25 degrees for germination. Sowing and planting: Sow the seeds in shallow trenches with a row spacing of 30 cm. The maximum seeding rate per acre is 0.6 catties. Thinning and replenishing seedlings: Start thinning after the seedlings grow to 10 cm. How to grow basil

1. Soak seeds for germination

When planting basil, you must choose seeds with full seeds and free of diseases and insect pests, and wrap the seeds with gauze in April every year Finally, soak them in warm water for 10 minutes, then take them out and cover them with a wet towel, place them in a warm environment at 25 degrees Celsius, and clean them once a day until the seeds are white.

2. Sowing and planting

Sowing and planting basil should be carried out from April to May every year. Shallow trenches with a row spacing of 30 cm should be dug in the field. , then sow the seeds evenly in shallow ditches, cover them with a thin layer of soil, and then water them thoroughly. Note that only 0.6 kilograms of seeds can be used per acre to avoid planting too densely.

3. Thinning and replenishing seedlings

When the basil seedlings grow to a height of 10 cm, they need to be thinned and replenished, and those with poor growth and weak growth must be removed. Remove the seedlings and replant well-growing seedlings, keeping the distance between plants at about 10 cm. After replanting the seedlings, loosen the soil and weed the basil to avoid weeds and seedlings competing for nutrients.