Here are some tips:
- Basil is a tender annual that is very susceptible to damage during an overnight frost . . . bring in overnight if frost is predicted and keep in a warm area of your house.
- Full sun is best
- Rich, loose, & well drained soil necessary . . . use a few rocked underneath soil to provide extra drainage around drainage hole in the bottom of the pot. Soil that is more on the limy side is good too.
- If you get flowers, pinch them off and keep just a few for the bees. This will allow more leaf production rather than the plants energy being sent to the flowers.
- Since this is an annual, you will need to sow it two or three times a year
- Lastly, Make sure to check the moistness of the soil every day and watering will most likely be needed most every day. This is especially important if you are using a clay pot. These will look good but do dry out quickly.

Hope this helps. I did get this information from a great book, The Garden Primer by Barbara Damrosch. I refer to it frequently when doing all types of gardening (indoors or outdoors, ground or pots).

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