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Basil

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Essential culinary herb with fragrant leaves. Many varieties from sweet to Thai.

Harvest 50-75 days

Temp Range 10°C — 35°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Basil

Basil takes 50-75 days to harvest. It grows best in 20–30°C with full sun and regular watering. Basil is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Regular

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

50-75 days

Temperature Range

20-30°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 20–30°C Tolerates: 10–35°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Pinch flower buds to encourage leaf growth. Harvest from top down. Very frost-sensitive.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 10°C to 35°C
Optimal growing: 20°C to 30°C
Harvest in 50-75 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Basil loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
🌱 Basil needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.

Companion Plants for Basil

✓ Good Companions

These plants grow well alongside Basil:

Tomato Pepper Oregano Marigold

✗ Avoid Planting Near

Keep these plants away from Basil:

Sage

Learn more about companion planting.

Where to Grow Basil

Basil can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Belem, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bogota, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Campinas, BR	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Goiania, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
La Paz, BO	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manaus, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medellin, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Recife, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rosario, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santiago, CL	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Canberra, AU	easy										✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	easy										✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perth, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sydney, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Amman, JO	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Beirut, LB	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Doha, QA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubai, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manama, BH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Muscat, OM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

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The best time to plant basil depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 20°C and 30°C. Wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow basil in winter?

Basil is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Basil

When should I plant basil?

The best time to plant basil depends on your local climate. Basil grows best in temperatures between 20°C and 30°C (can tolerate 10°C to 35°C). Basil is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can basil grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Basil can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Basil requires full sun and regular watering.

How long does basil take to grow?

Basil typically takes 50-75 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and regular watering. Pinch flower buds to encourage leaf growth. Harvest from top down. Very frost-sensitive.

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