WillItGrowHere · living on BackyardYield for now
Will it grow here?
The other question. You’re holding a plant at the nursery. We answer yes, no, or “only if you cheat winter.”
🌿 Basil
100 / 100
Excellent choice
Almost unfair value. A few plants replace a summer of $4 clamshells.
Winter / hardiness
✓ Zone 8a is workable
Growing-season warmth
✓ Good
Season length
✓ 229 frost-free days
Summer heat
✓ This crop likes the heat
Sunlight
✓ ~8 hours is a good match
Want to try anyway?
See varieties with the best chance of success in Charlotte, NC.
Find the best basil for my locationIf it lives, the harvest question is next.
5–14 lb · $77–$217
How much could I harvest?