jason molinari wrote:

Hey all. I need some help with planting my genovese basil seeds. I
have a long window planter box, i think its about 36" x 6", and also
some 10" pots.
How many seeds can i put in each of these? It says on the package that
they need to be spaced 12" apart, but that only allows me to plant 3
plants in the box and 1 seed in the pot! That seems like very few...



Plant them on a 1-2" spacing if you can. The seed is small and may be
hard to handle, so don't worry about the exact spacing. You can just
sprinkle some seed on the surface and cover it lightly.

When the plants get a few true leaves, pick the one(s) that you want to
keep and start cutting the rest for salads. If you time it right the
keepers will be large enough to withstand constant harvesting by the
time you cut off the last non-keeper.

I have grown 2-3 plants in a 5" pot for the winter. They don't get
large, but they do produce enough for an occasional harvest. Winter is
hard because they don't get enough light, but in a south window you can
keep them going.