{"product_id":"sally-italian-basil-compact-bush-form-100-500-1000-seeds","title":"Sally Italian Basil Compact Bush Form (100\/500\/1000 Seeds)(100 Seeds)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis basil variety is unusual in its compactness and resistance to bolting, which means you can harvest aromatic tips for summer dishes well into fall, much longer than a regular sweet basil like 'Sweet Genovese'. The leaves are somewhat smaller than regular basil and the flavor is pungent and delicious, pairing wonderfully with tomato and making great pesto.This basil came from one seedling my colleague and I spotted among thousands of basil plants being greenhouse-grown for fresh market in 2019. It stood out for being much more compact, branching, and slower-flowering. We named it 'Sally' from the start. I propagated several plants via cuttings and grew it out from seed for 4 successive years. I have seen no variation, as all seed-grown plants continue to have this unusual compact form. It's more challenging for seed production than regular basil since plants flower very late, but they do just barely mature seed in my zone 6b climate. I'm very excited to offer this Sylvan Roots original for the 2025 season.Seeds produced in Morgantown, WV. Germination 32% 1-26-2025 (note: this is on the low side and I've waited for a few years to offer these seeds, hoping to produce higher-germinating seed stock. However, this seems to be the best that this variety can do. I recommend sowing indoors in a pot or flat, scattering seeds on the surface and misting, then covering with a bag but no soil.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mideast Trade","offers":[{"title":"100 Seeds","offer_id":45308517908589,"sku":"DZXTO9Q","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/5093\/8989\/files\/2a7c839d7baac49a594e44a2cd9e881a1d7668f144e051495e40633e2baccb8b.webp?v=1780886763","url":"https:\/\/mideasttradeinc.com\/products\/sally-italian-basil-compact-bush-form-100-500-1000-seeds","provider":"Mideast Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}