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Plant Care Instructions

Below are Monthly Plant Care Instructions for this plant. You can get these sent directly to your "My Plant Care" page each month. Do this for any plant in your garden to create a complete calendar of what to do you each month in YOUR garden.

• Figure out what Climate Zone you're in ( find your Climate Zone Here ). Make sure the plant care reminders are from your Climate Zone!
• View the available CARE INSTRUCTIONS by clicking on View button and decide which set of instructions you like.
• Click the Use to have the instructions sent directly to your "My Plant Care" page.
• Review your "My Plant Care" to see what you should be doing that month in YOUR garden for YOUR plants.

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Member	Plant Care Instructions	Is Indoor Plant?	Sunset Zones	USDA Zones
Coastal Sage Gardening ViewUse	Basil is a deliciously fragrant herb. It is an easy to grow annual that should be planted in early spring and will usually produce and survive until hit with a frost, or extreme cold. Snails and slugs like it as much as humans, so young plants need protection or they will be devoured overnight.	No	23, 24	8a, 10a, 10b