Well drained soil is absolutly essential for a happy, healthy basil. During the growing season, most basil plants prefer warm temperatures (above 55 at night) and moist, well-drained soil as they tend to perform poorly in cold, wet conditions.Basil is somewhat forgiving about soil pH (acidity and alkalinity) and will tolerate a range of about 5.5 to 8.A local nursery professional or university extension agent can help you determine if the soil conditions are right for your plant.f planning seeds outdoors, wait until late spring when temperatures are above 60 degrees. You should be able to harvest green leaves from seed in approximately six weeks. You should not harvest your plant until it is at least four inches tall with a minimum of six mature leaves, but donât take more than half of them.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 80.10 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 5.00 degrees Fahrenheit.
The average temperature in Lillehammer in August is mild at 14.5 Â°C (58.1 Â°F). Afternoons can be warm with average high temperatures reaching 20 Â°C (68 Â°F). Overnight temperatures are generally a little cool with an average low of 9 Â°C (48.2 Â°F). The average daily temperature range/ variation in August is 11 Â°C (19.8 Â°F). The weather in August is dryish with rain periodically. Just 87mm (3.4in) of fluid is deposited during an average of 17 days. In August the blue above Lillehammer is slightly fair having on balance an unexceptional 5:17 of blazing solar radiation per day. The shortest day is 14:24 long and the longest day is 17:11 long with an average length of 15:49.