Everleaf Emerald Towers Basil Seeds

This cultivar is a most amazing plant. It is easily 2-1/2 feet tall with 2 growing side-by-side in my raised bed (near Sungold cherry tomatoes) - it looks like a hedge but with a most desirable scent! The flavor is delicious in Caprese salad and in mixed salads. I have 3 growing in the garden in total and, despite not being able to utilize enough, it is showing no signs of bolting. Kudos to Epic for this wonderful herb. Also, 100% germination rate of 8 seeds on heat mat. Very pleased with purchase and have ordered more of these seeds for next year already.

Growing basil this season was a mixed experience. Not all the seeds germinated, and the ones that did were painfully slow to take off. I kept the soil warm and moist, but still had spotty success getting them to sprout. That said, the survivors are making up for it. Once established, they've become reliable producers, steadily supplying fresh, fragrant leaves perfect for pesto, pasta, and garnishes. I'd recommend basil for growers with a little patience. If you're not afraid of nurturing your plants through a sluggish start, you'll be rewarded with aromatic leaves all season long.

The Emerald Towers Basil was the most prolific growing, and gorgeous smelling thing of beauty grown in the garden last Spring. I have to grow it again this year. The taste is amazing and it makes the best tasting pesto. I can see that it will be one of those plants that will be on repeat in my garden year after year, God willing!!! I wish that I had more photos to share because it got quite big and it lasted into fall. I highly recommend it.

I grew this for the first time in spring of 2024....and it will forever be a staple herb in my garden! It's got a great flavor, looks beautiful and grows tall (even in a 1 gallon grow bag!). My plants are a tad beat up (now January 2025) from being left outside in the SF Bay Area winter rain and multiple major wind storms...BUT it's still growing and tastes better than any organic basil I buy at the store! If you trim it regularly, it'll bush out a bit more yet still grows in a tower-luke manner. This basil also does well indoors so long as it has a light source (be it natural light or grow light) and it doesn't seem to get fungus gnats/bugs as much as other plants have gotten. I plan to create an indoor houseplant with this basil as the upward growing plant and other vining plants along the edges. Great for both eating and decorating!