Grow Basil at Home. Spaghetti with tomato sauce, Caprese salad, margherita pizza are just a few recipes they have the basil as the main ingredient. I am not exaggerating when I say that it is probably the most famous and used aromatic plant in Italian cuisine.

To always have it at hand both at home and in the pizzeria, we just have to plant it in pots. Let's see how to plant it. For a good result it is better to use a terracotta pot, lay stones on the bottom to avoid water stagnation.

Grow Basil at Home

Moisten the soil before sowing or transferring the seedlings, bury the seeds at ½ centimeters and about ten centimeters apart. Cover everything with soil and water.

To obtain always luxuriant plants, always keep the soil moist. Do this work early in the morning. It grows very fast, already after four weeks it can be harvested.

Grow Basil at Home

Although it is a predominantly summer plant, you can make an attempt to grow it even in winter, must never miss direct light and keep it indoors at a temperature around 20 degrees.

Little light in the house? Use indoor grow lights.

Grow Basil at Home

With the arrival of the new year, our Practical Courses to become a pizza chef return to our school of pizza chefs. You can find all the information at this link.

Finally you can download my latest book is called: NOT ONLY PIZZA - What should have all the pizzerias in your menu. It is possible to download it from this link.

You lack the time or resources to come to our school to take a practical course? All you have to do is sign up for our fantastic "Online Pizza Chef Course", you download it on your pc or mobile phone and it's done. All information at this link.

Find out more 300 pizza recipes freely available here on our website entirely dedicated to pizza. Be found here.

In the meantime, if you have some free time, visit our YouTube channel with lots of video pizza recipes proposed by the pizza chef students who attend our practical courses to become pizza chefs.

See you soon

Silvio Cicchi