Dark Opal Basil Seeds

The Dark Opal Basil is distinguished by its beautiful, glossy purple leaves and powerful fragrance. This ornamental and gourmet variety will add both aesthetic and flavor to your vegetable garden, patio, or aquaponic system.

🧑‍🍳 An asset in the kitchen and in the garden

Dark Opal is ideal for making unique pestos, flavoring Mediterranean dishes, enhancing salads, or decorating your plates with its unique hue. Its aroma is intense and slightly spicy.

🌱 Tips for successful sowing

1. Sowing under cover : from March to April.
2. Sowing in open ground : in May, once the frost has passed.
3. Rise : in 5 to 10 days at 20-25°C.
4. Spacing : 25 cm between plants.
5. Tip : Sow on the surface without burying the seeds; the light encourages germination.

💡 Harvesting and growing tips

Harvesting begins 2 to 3 months after sowing and can continue until the first frost. Harvest the ends regularly to stimulate growth.

Kokopelli is a French association committed to preserving cultivated biodiversity. It offers free, reproducible seeds from organic farming, free from GMOs and chemical treatments.

For over 20 years, Kokopelli has supported a resilient, autonomous agricultural model that respects natural cycles, by distributing old and peasant varieties adapted to all forms of gardening, from family vegetable gardens to professional market gardening.