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The sunflower was domesticated by the Indigenous peoples of the Mississippi basin about 4,000 to 5,000 years ago, as part of what archaeologists call the \u003cem\u003eEastern Agricultural Complex\u003c\/em\u003e — a set of cultivated plants (squash, chenopod, sunflower and gourd) that made up the agriculture of the First Nations of the eastern continent long before maize arrived from Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSacred in many Indigenous traditions, often associated with the sun, spirituality and abundance, the sunflower was brought back to Europe by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century, where it long remained an ornamental curiosity. It was in Russia in the 18th century that its career took a major turn: the Russian Orthodox Church banned most oils during Lent but had forgotten to include the sunflower in the list of forbidden foods, so its cultivation exploded across the peasant estates to provide this \"allowed oil\" — and within a century Russia became the world's largest producer. It was also in Russia that the first high-oil varieties were selected, the ancestors of the modern Black Oil line. The name \u003cem\u003eHelianthus\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the Greek \u003cem\u003ehêlios\u003c\/em\u003e (\"sun\") and \u003cem\u003eanthos\u003c\/em\u003e (\"flower\") — sun-flower — in tribute to the plant's famous \u003cem\u003eheliotropism\u003c\/em\u003e: the young flower bud follows the sun east-to-west during the day and returns to face east at night. At full bloom, however, the flower freezes permanently — almost always facing east, a fact most people don't realize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA majestic, structural plant 1.5 to 2.5 metres tall, with a single thick stem topped by a large golden-yellow head 15-25 cm across. The \u003cem\u003eBlack Oil\u003c\/em\u003e varieties are distinguished by their smaller, blacker seeds than the confectionery varieties (the black-and-white-striped seeds people snack on), but with much higher oil content — up to 40% oil in the seed, against 20-30% in the snacking lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTriple use in the garden: ornamental first (a row of sunflowers along a fence is one of the most beautiful aesthetic gestures you can make in a vegetable garden), edible second (seeds to roast for snacking at home, to cold-press for cooking oil, to grind into flour, or to grow as sprouts and microgreens the following spring), and food for wildlife third — the thin hull and oil-rich flesh make it \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e favourite winter seed of Québec birds (chickadees, goldfinches, evening grosbeaks, cardinals). Hanging a whole dried head upside-down in a tree in winter offers a natural feeder that can sustain a dozen birds for weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very easy, undemanding — the sunflower is probably the most accessible of the \"big\" garden vegetables and a wonderful introductory project for children, who follow its growth day by day with fascination (in full season you can literally see the plant grow within a few days). Direct-sow only, at 2-3 cm deep, once all frost risk has passed (late May in Québec). The sunflower has a taproot that does not tolerate transplanting. Harvest the heads when the back of the flower turns brown and the seeds detach easily under finger pressure (generally late September in Québec). Hang the heads in a dry, airy spot for 2-4 weeks to finish drying. Protect from birds and squirrels during final ripening — a tulle or jute bag around each head is the only realistic way to actually get a harvest instead of an unintentional bird feeder. An excellent allelopath: it tends to inhibit the growth of other plants nearby — don't plant it too close to sensitive vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Annual. Insect-pollinated (most varieties are self-sterile); crosses with other cultivated and wild sunflowers nearby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 1.5-2.5 m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaturity: 70-90 days for seed maturity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun, mandatory (the name says so).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModerately rich, well-drained soil. Low fertility needs. Space plants 40-60 cm apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect-sow late May in Québec, at 2-3 cm depth. 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The Pacific Beauty selection unfolds a warm palette running from pale cream-yellow to burnt orange, sometimes marked with darker centres, on stems longer and sturdier than those of the old marigolds — cut as much for the vase as for the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA do-everything flower: ornamental, medicinal (the famous calendula ointment has soothed burns, chapping and irritated skin for centuries), edible (petals crumbled onto a salad, rice or compound butter for their golden colour and faint peppery taste — it was long nicknamed the \"poor man's saffron\"), and an excellent garden companion where it attracts pollinators and confuses certain pests. Continuous bloom from June through the first hard frost — sometimes beyond — making it one of the last flowers to lower its flag in autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Calendula germinates fast and easy, but prefers cool weather — sow early in spring or in late summer for a wave of autumn bloom. Cut the flowers regularly (or let the bees take care of it): the more you pick, the more it produces. For a medicinal or culinary harvest, pick on a dry day, mid-morning, once the dew has evaporated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 45-60 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowering: June through the first frosts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun; tolerates part shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary, well-drained soil. Undemanding. Thin to 20-25 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect-sow as soon as the soil can be worked (April-May), or start indoors 4-6 weeks before transplanting. 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It marks the turn of the season — flowering from July through the first October frosts, where many annuals exhaust themselves in August, hence the French qualifier \u003cem\u003etardive\u003c\/em\u003e (\"late\") in the garden. The \u003cem\u003epulcherrima\u003c\/em\u003e variety (\"the most beautiful\" in Latin) carries the largest flowers in the group: wide golden-yellow daisies 7-10 cm across, with petals well spread around a velvety brown-black conical centre that earned it its nickname.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plant 60-90 cm tall, with downy stems (\u003cem\u003ehirta\u003c\/em\u003e means \"hairy\"), particularly tolerant of drought and poor soils — precious qualities in late-summer gardens when the showers grow scarce. An important resource for pollinators: monarch butterflies on their migration to Mexico, solitary bees, hoverflies, and later goldfinches and juncos that feed on the seeds all autumn and into winter if you leave the dry stems standing. Used traditionally by several First Nations as a medicinal plant — root decoctions for sore throats and colds, poultices for wounds — a use that recalls echinacea, its cousin in the same large botanical group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Technically biennial or a short-lived perennial, but it flowers from the very first year if sown early enough — making it one of the rare perennials that can be treated as an annual in Québec. No cold stratification needed; the seeds germinate readily at 18-22 °C in one to two weeks. Sow on the surface (they need light to germinate) without covering. It then self-seeds generously, scattering its seeds on the wind in autumn — a single sowing often gives a lasting garden presence for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Biennial or short-lived perennial, most often treated as an annual. Insect-pollinated; crosses with other nearby rudbeckias.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 60-90 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowering: July to October.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary to poor, well-drained soil. Tolerates drought very well once established. Space plants 30-40 cm apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost for flowering in the first year, or direct-sow as soon as the soil can be worked (May in Québec). 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Immortalized by \u003cem\u003eIn Flanders Fields\u003c\/em\u003e by the Canadian John McCrae, this poppy unfolds its crumpled-silk petals at the top of fine, downy stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA generous annual, it self-seeds freely once established — sown once, present for years. A flower of fallow fields, of roadsides and disturbed earth: the poppy grows where the land has been wounded, and consoles it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e The seeds are tiny, like ground pepper. Mix them with fine sand or cornmeal before sowing for a more even distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 60-90 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowering: June to August.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary to poor, well-drained soil. Hates soils too rich in nitrogen, and excess moisture. 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Not to be confused with \"star anise\" (\u003cem\u003eIllicium verum\u003c\/em\u003e), an Asian spice from an entirely different botanical family (the Schisandraceae) which shares however the same major aromatic molecule, \u003cem\u003eanethole\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine, light plant 50 to 60 cm tall, with foliage at first rounded then dividing into fine thread-like strips toward the top, finishing in summer in flat umbels of tiny yellow-white flowers attractive to bees. The whole plant is aromatic, but it's the seeds that make the great harvest — small oval greyish achenes picked at full maturity when the umbels turn brown. Classic \"anise-licorice\" flavour, sweet, fresh, round, pushing the anethole profile even further than that of the mature fennel already described in our pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thousand uses: whole or ground seeds in French anise bread (a specialty of the Cévennes and northern Italy), in Italian \u003cem\u003epizzelle\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003etaralli\u003c\/em\u003e, in Sicilian \u003cem\u003eciambelle\u003c\/em\u003e, in pain d'épices, in German Christmas cookies, macerated in the great Mediterranean anise-based spirits — French pastis, Greek ouzo, Italian sambuca, Turkish raki, Lebanese arak — which all owe their character essentially to this spice; as a simple digestive infusion (1 tsp crushed seeds per cup of boiling water) particularly effective after a heavy meal; and in Indian cuisine in \u003cem\u003epaan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ebiryani\u003c\/em\u003e and certain \u003cem\u003emasala chai\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Two options: autumn sowing directly in place, which lets nature do the work, or artificial 4-to-6-week stratification in the fridge in a slightly damp sand bag before indoor spring sowing. First year rather modest in growth; second year, adult size and first serious flowering; third year, full production. Divide every 3 to 4 years to keep the clump vigorous. Once established, it self-seeds generously and returns without help for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Hardy perennial (zone 3). Insect-pollinated; rarely crosses with other echinaceas in a home garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 60 cm to 1.2 m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowering: June to September.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun; tolerates part shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary to rich, well-drained soil. Tolerates drought well once established. 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The reason for this power? Like all legumes, it lives in symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria lodged in its roots, which capture atmospheric nitrogen and make it available in the soil — up to 200 kg per hectare per year. Better still, it leaves much of it in place when buried as green manure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plant 30 to 60 cm tall, with trefoil leaves often marked with a characteristic white \"V,\" crowned all summer with pompoms of purple-pink that delight bumblebees (whose long tongue reaches the deep-set nectar where honeybees often give up). Several uses to choose from: green manure to enrich a garden bed between two heavy feeders, flowering meadow to support pollinators, quality forage for backyard animals, or harvest of the flowers for a traditional infusion with a light honey taste — though the medicinal properties long attributed to it (support for hormonal changes, irritated skin) remain little confirmed by modern science. The young leaves and flowers are also edible, in small quantities, in a salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clover germinates quickly and easily, but it needs the \u003cem\u003eRhizobium\u003c\/em\u003e bacterium in the soil to properly fix nitrogen. On land that has never carried legumes, an inoculant added to the seed at sowing time makes a real difference — otherwise, you'll have to wait a few years before reaping the fertilizing benefits. Sow broadcast on well-packed soil, cover very lightly (the seeds are tiny), and keep moist until emergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Short-lived perennial (2 to 3 years). Mainly bumblebee-pollinated; crosses with other red clovers nearby — isolate for seed saving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 30 to 60 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowering: June to September.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun to part shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary to rich, fresh, well-drained soil. Tolerates a wide range of conditions, including slightly acidic soils.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect-sow from early spring (April) through early September. 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The Empress of India variety was released in 1884, eight years after Queen Victoria was officially proclaimed Empress of India (1876) — a title that crowned the apogee of British rule in India and was on every English-garden tongue at the time. But the nasturtium itself is a distant traveller: native to the high Andean plateaus of Peru and Ecuador, it was brought back to Spain by the conquistadors in the 16th century, fascinated by these red flowers that recalled to them the helmets and shields of their own armour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Latin name \u003cem\u003eTropaeolum\u003c\/em\u003e comes, by the way, from the Greek \u003cem\u003etropaion\u003c\/em\u003e, \"trophy,\" in reference to that resemblance to enemy armour pieces planted on a stake as a symbol of victory. Linnaeus also gave it, by confusion, the genus name \"Nasturtium\" (which actually designates watercress), because its peppery, mustardy flavour recalled that of cress leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompact and well-held (30 cm tall, without invasive runners unlike several other nasturtiums), the Empress of India variety offers a striking visual contrast that makes it one of the most elegant: dark blue-green almost waxy foliage, against which stand out flowers of a deep crimson red — vibrant, almost velvety. Everything is edible, and everything is full of peppery, mustardy flavour: tender leaves added raw to a salad (juicy texture, sharp taste that rivals arugula), whole flowers as a spectacular garnish on a dish or dessert, in a sandwich, or stuffed with fresh cheese as apéritif bites; and flower buds and young green seeds, pickled in vinegar as garden \"capers\" (the authentic North American homemade caper, indistinguishable from the real thing on smoked salmon). Draws hummingbirds and acts as a trap plant for aphids, which prefer it to neighbouring vegetables — hence its reputation as an ideal companion in the vegetable garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast, easy germination (7 to 14 days), few demands. Direct-sow in place after the last frost — nasturtium doesn't like being moved. Counter-intuitive advice: don't over-fertilize. Poor soil gives lots of flowers and few leaves; soil too rich does the reverse, and you end up with a plant lush in foliage and stingy with flowers. To save the seeds and replant the following year, let a few flowers go to seed at season's end — they drop to the ground and germinate on their own the following spring. Nasturtium self-seeds generously once established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Annual. Bee- and hummingbird-pollinated; few crossings to fear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 25 to 30 cm, compact habit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowering: June to September, until first frost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun; part shade accepted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary to poor, well-drained soil. Above all, not too rich in nitrogen. Space plants 25 to 30 cm apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirect-sow as soon as the soil can be worked (mid-May in Québec). Tolerates cold poorly but settles in quickly as soon as warmth arrives. 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Native to Southeast Asia, this herbaceous plant is loved for its aromatic leaves and its versatility in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCinnamon basil leaves are oval, bright green and carry a slight tint of red in some varieties. What sets this variety apart from other basils, however, is its enchanting aroma evoking cinnamon — with sweet, spicy, lightly sweet notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the kitchen, cinnamon basil adds an interesting dimension to dishes. It can be used fresh in salads, pasta dishes, desserts, drinks and jams to bring a touch of unexpected, exotic flavour. It's particularly delicious in sweet dishes — fruits, sorbets and cakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis basil variety is also an excellent choice for making flavoured oils, vinegars or herbal teas. 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Native to the Mediterranean region, this perennial is prized for its narrow leaves, upright stems and deep blue or violet flowers — though there are varieties with white or pink flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCultivated since antiquity, hyssop has long been used for medicinal and culinary purposes. The leaves of this plant give off an intense, lightly minty perfume, with earthy and spicy nuances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the kitchen, hyssop leaves are used to flavour various dishes. Their robust flavour makes them popular in Mediterranean cooking, and they're often added to marinades, sauces, soups and meat dishes. Hyssop flowers, edible, can be used to decorate dishes or to infuse drinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the medicinal side, hyssop was traditionally used for its antiseptic and expectorant properties. It was also reputed for its beneficial effects on digestion. 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Not directly from the ones you buy in a bag at the grocery store, which haven't actually contained any plant extract for a long time (just sugar, corn syrup and gelatin), but rather from the original confection, as it was prepared since pharaonic Egypt: a mucilage extracted from the plant's roots, mixed with honey or sugar, whipped into an airy foam and offered as a soothing remedy to irritated throats and stubborn coughs. The Latin name itself, \u003cem\u003eAlthaea\u003c\/em\u003e, comes from the Greek \u003cem\u003ealthein\u003c\/em\u003e, \"to heal\" — that tells you the place it held in ancient pharmacopoeia. Pliny the Elder, Dioscorides, the Arab doctors of the Middle Ages, all attributed to it emollient and wound-healing virtues that modern science validates for treating mild inflammations of the mucous membranes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hardy perennial of great beauty, native to the wetlands and brackish marshes of Europe and western Asia (hence the English name \u003cem\u003emarsh-mallow\u003c\/em\u003e). An imposing plant 1 to 2 m tall at full maturity, with velvety leaves of an almost downy silver-green that give the plant a tactile softness rare in the garden, crowned all summer with five-petalled cup-shaped flowers of a very pale pink-white — elegant, melliferous, particularly attractive to bumblebees. Multi-use: roots harvested in the second or third autumn to prepare decoctions, syrups and soothing infusions; young tender leaves edible raw in a spring salad (soft, slightly mucilaginous texture); decorative edible flowers, pretty in a still water or sprinkled on a dessert. A precious plant in the medicinal-plant garden and the wildflower garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Capricious, slow germination — marshmallow needs a 4-to-6-week cold stratification in the fridge in a slightly damp sand bag before spring sowing, or more simply, an autumn sowing directly in place that lets winter do the work. First year rather modest in growth; second year, adult size and start of flowering; third year, full production. Choose a permanent spot where the plant can establish itself — it's a long-lived perennial (10 to 15 years). To harvest the root for medicinal uses, wait until the end of the second or third season, in autumn, after the above-ground parts have died back. Dry the roots cut into rounds in dry, warm air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Hardy perennial (zone 3). 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Thai basil has a distinctive aromatic profile — anise, lightly licorice, slightly spicy — that defines the cooking of Southeast Asia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThai basil — \u003cem\u003ehorapha\u003c\/em\u003e (ใบโหระพา) in Thai — is one of the aromatic pillars of Southeast Asian cooking, indispensable to modern Thai, Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian cuisines. Native to the same biogeographic region as the other basils (the tropical lowlands of South Asia where \u003cem\u003eOcimum basilicum\u003c\/em\u003e evolved), it diverges through its adaptation to the hot, humid climate of Southeast Asia, which has shaped its physiology — purple stems and veins, narrow lanceolate leaves — as well as its very particular aromatic profile, dominated by anise and licorice notes from \u003cem\u003emethylchavicol\u003c\/em\u003e (estragole), markedly more present than in Italian Genovese basil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Siam Queen variety is a modern American selection (an \u003cem\u003eAll-America Selections\u003c\/em\u003e winner in 1997), from a breeding program aimed at adapting traditional Thai basil's characteristics — flavour, habit, fertility, vigour — to North American climate and growing conditions. An upright, vigorous, well-branched plant 35 to 45 cm tall, with deep purple stems and veins, bright green lanceolate leaves 4 to 6 cm long, and dense magenta-purple flower spikes that form in late summer. Intense, clearly recognizable flavour: anise and lightly licorice, with a warm clove bottom note and a fresh, almost minty finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the kitchen, Thai basil has very specific uses that should not be confused with those of Italian Genovese basil. Essential as a final garnish on Vietnamese \u003cem\u003ephở\u003c\/em\u003e (whole leaves added just before eating, never cooked), in Thai coconut-milk-and-galangal chicken (\u003cem\u003etom kha gai\u003c\/em\u003e), in all Thai green and red curries (\u003cem\u003egaeng khiao wan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003egaeng phet\u003c\/em\u003e) where it is added at the very end of cooking, in basil-and-chili stir-fried noodles (\u003cem\u003epad kee mao\u003c\/em\u003e, \"drunken noodles\"), in Cantonese seafood or beef stir-fries, and in Vietnamese summer rolls (\u003cem\u003egỏi cuốn\u003c\/em\u003e) where whole leaves bring freshness and aromatic complexity. Worth knowing: the famous \u003cem\u003epad krapow\u003c\/em\u003e (basil-fried chicken or pork) traditionally uses holy basil (\u003cem\u003etulsi\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003ekrapow\u003c\/em\u003e), not Thai sweet basil — though the substitution has become common in Western Thai restaurants where fresh tulsi is hard to find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Like all basils, Siam Queen is an absolute heat lover that hates cold — germination stalls below 18 °C, and a young plant that catches cold early in the season stays stunted all summer. Start indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost, at 22-25 °C, ideally on a heat mat. Transplant only once nights have stabilized above 12 °C — early to mid-June in Québec, never before. Pinch the tips regularly to stimulate branching and delay flowering: Thai basil bolts faster than Genovese, and the leaves become more pungent (less aromatic) after flowering. For the kitchen, harvest by whole stems rather than leaf by leaf, and use quickly — Thai basil's aromatics are volatile and fade fast after drying (use fresh whenever possible).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Tender annual. Insect-pollinated; crosses readily with other \u003cem\u003eOcimum basilicum\u003c\/em\u003e nearby (Genovese, Purple, Cinnamon, Lemon) — isolate for seed saving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 35 to 45 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaturity: 60 to 70 days for first full-sized leaves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun, warmth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich, well-drained, warm soil. Space plants 25-30 cm apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndoor start 6 to 8 weeks before last frost, at 22-25 °C. Transplant early-to-mid June once nights are above 12 °C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-America Selections variety 1997, selected for performance in North American temperate climates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joual Vert","offers":[{"title":"80","offer_id":46346066297004,"sku":"GC-O-BASTHAI-80","price":0.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400","offer_id":46346066329772,"sku":"GC-O-BASTHAI-400","price":3.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2000","offer_id":46346066362540,"sku":"GC-O-BASTHAI-2K","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10000","offer_id":46346066395308,"sku":"GC-O-BASTHAI-10K","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1388\/8684\/files\/thaibasil_fe10dba2-ca31-437e-9d15-c62f8e989cf7.jpg?v=1780691681"}],"url":"https:\/\/joualvert.ca\/en\/collections\/flowers.oembed","provider":"Joual Vert","version":"1.0","type":"link"}