Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Dolce Fresca Basil
Ocimum basilicum · Dolce Fresca Basil
Herbs · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Dolce Fresca is a compact basil with dense green foliage and good regrowth after picking.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep the root zone evenly moist, not saturated. Water the soil rather than repeatedly wetting leaves.
Soil & drainage
Warm, fertile, well-drained soil or container compost.
Temperature
Frost-tender crop: start with warmth and move outside only after cold weather has passed.
Planting
Start in warmth and bright light; transplant after frost when the soil is warm. Most compact types need about 20–25 cm spacing.
Harvest
Pinch leafy tips above a pair of leaves for repeated harvests. Leave enough foliage to regrow.
Through the seasons
Cold nights stall growth. Pinch flower buds on leaf-crop types; grow a new plant when autumn temperatures fall.
When your plant needs help
- Pick tips frequently while keeping the leafy base; it is suited to compact, well-drained containers.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.