Anyone have a good source for basil seeds?

Simply take a stem with leaves, put it in water. About 5 days later you'll see roots forming.

So, worst case -- buy a plant from Lowe's, and make yourself a bunch of seedlings.

Pinetree

https://www.superseeds.com/collections/herbs/basil?sort_by=

Johnny's

https://www.johnnyseeds.com/herbs/basil/

Johnny's usually has a better variety of cultivars, but sometimes I get better germination from Pinetree seeds.

variety may not be the only issue

I do know the plant is only good until it flowers. Then the taste changes. And I finally got two plants to make it to maturity. Usually they die from that fungus or bacteria growth. I'm just ready for something tastier.

The might know where.

Super happy with them. My only issue is they have such a large variety and I want them ALL!
https://www.rareseeds.com/

the usual germination rate. Baker’s blew them out of the water. I had so many seedlings I was pawning them off to everyone I knew.

Who knew there were so many varieties of basil! I would also like to try their cucumbers. I haven’t had any luck with seeds for a coiuple of years. I think the mice or chipmunks are eating them.

for their free catalog, it's gorgeous, full color, well laid out, and will have you dreaming of gardens. Happy planting! You could try starting the seedlings indoors and transplanting them.

It doesn’t matter who you buy the seed from.

So I'm inclined to get the ones that are resistant to disease.

"Sweet basil varieties have undergone field trials to select for cold hardiness and resistance to threatening plant diseases. Rutgers researchers, lead by Jim Simon, developed three new varieties of sweet basil that are resistant to basil downy mildew. The following varieties were released by VDF Specialty Seeds in 2018:"

rare seeds, seed savers are a couple