If you're craving simple summertime meals, like bruschetta or caprese salad, you'll love easy-to-grow, ready-to-harvest Bonnie Plants® Bonsai Basil. With the delicious flavor of Greek basil, this adorable, compact plant with highly fragrant, fine leaves is the perfect quick addition to your favorite Italian-inspired meals: just strip the petite leaves from the stem--no chopping required! It's a great fresh ingredient for your favorite summer recipes, or use it to create classic pesto--an ideal way to preserve a taste of summer to enjoy on cold winter days. The pretty, compact, mounding plant is ready for immediate harvest and grows beautifully in containers, raised beds, or in-ground gardens. Bonsai Basil prefers full sun and warm temperatures for best performance. Move the plant indoors before frost and place it in a sunny spot. Bonsai Basil grows 6 to 12 inches tall. Be sure to water your plant when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch, and feed it regularly with Miracle-Gro® plant food. Bonnie Plants® easy-to-grow varieties create culinary inspiration, adding delicious flavors, textures, and colors to your garden-to-table meals.
