All you need is a pot, some soil, and a packet of seeds. Once you've decided on the variety of basil you want to grow planting the seeds is easy. You can sow them straight into the pot of your choice.

Sprinkle your seeds thinly (about 10 seeds per pot ... before potting up separately into small pots. Your basil can now be left indoors all summer or planted outside. Growing your basil outside?