Basil is also a companion for other plants, such as beans, eggplants, capsicums, beetroot, potatoes and lettuce ... to water the soil, not the leaves. It also likes regular feeding every 2-3 ...

Rows of trays, each bursting with basil, lettuce and salad leaves, sit under bright ... it felt like a spa. The plants love it, unsurprisingly. Basil grows from seed to harvest in 18 days ...