Mammoth basil grow and care – herbaceous type of basil genus Ocimum also known as Lettuce leaf basil, Mammoth basil annual plant used as edible plant for the leaves also used as ornamental plant and it’s fragrant, can grow in mediterranean, subtropical, temperate or tropic climate and growing in hardiness zone 5+.
Mammoth basil leaves
Leaves color light green big soft with ovate with bumps, shape with gentle flavor.
Flower color white, small flowers grow on inflorescence.
Mammoth basil for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Mammoth basil growing and care:
Well drained soil, Add more water in hot summer days
How to care:
Add more water in hot summer days, fertilizer 2-4 year, put organic matter, prune once a year and consider to prune the bloom stems
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary use vegetative reproduction in Mammoth basil?
Not necessary but possible vegetative reproduction
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Sensitive plant
Recommended planting season?
Spring / summer
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, in warm place strong place
Pruning season:
All the season
How to prune:
Prune in the beginning of the bloom
What is the size of a Mammoth basil?
20-60 cm, 8-24 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun in warm climate less sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a pot / planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, when grow in container, size 5-12 liter (1.5-3 gallon) amount of water that needed, it’s to keep the soil moist and the water go out of the pot, better not to use bottom of pot, soil need to be well ventilated with good drainage, rich with organic matter, can us in potting mix or peat soil with perlite or vermiculite.
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
Small white flower that grow on inflorescence
Thinning the bloom:
Should thinning the inflorescence when they start to bloom, all the strength of the plant go to the blossom
Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All the season
How to harvest the leaves?
Recommend to trim the big leaves but not old leaves
Information about leaves:
Big green leaves, sometime the leaves loose the structure, can be more than 10 cm
Uses of Mammoth basil leaves:
Salad
Vegetative Reproduction
Vegetative Reproduction Method:
Stems / cutting
Preferred time for vegetative reproduction:
Spring. Early summer
Time to grow roots in vegetative reproduction:
1-2 weeks
Treatment for vegetative reproduction:
Put in glass of water and change the water every few days
How to grow Mammoth basil from seeds
Sowing requirement:
Easy to sow no special demand
Saving seeds until sowing:
Room temperature, dry
Sowing season:
Spring after the last frost
Planting spacing:
20*25cm (8-10 inches)
Depth of Sowing:
~0.5 cm
Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist, full sun
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Germination time:
1-2 weeks
Condition of seedling:
Well drained soil
Do the seeds require burying?
No
Scientific name:
Ocimum basilicum ‘ Mammoth basil’