78%
sure
sure
SAFE TO PLANT
Basil - Sow outside
Sow this week
Forecast lows stay above the crop cold threshold.
78% local confidence
Field readings
Night20.9 C lows
Soil10 C minimum
Rain80.4 mm over snapshot
Wind29 C daytime highs
Best window
May 14, 2026 -> next 7 days
Avoid
Hard frost -> cold rain
Night
20.9 C
Rainfall may be high enough to create wet-soil risk.
Heat
29 C
Watch the warmest afternoons after planting.
Rain
80.4 mm
Average air temperature is comfortably above the crop base temperature.
Crop fit
10 C minimum
Forecast lows stay above the crop cold threshold.
Forecast strip
Planting window
May 14, 2026
From
May 14, 2026
First possible planting day
14
days min
Minimum season needed for basil to yield
Up to
next 7 days
Last strong planting day
Estimated first yield
28 May 2026
Based on planting 14 May 2026 plus 14 minimum days for basil.
Do this next
- 1Sow basil while this local window is open.
- 2Water gently after sowing and keep the seed bed evenly moist.
- 3Recheck Santo Domingo de los Colorados if the forecast changes before seedlings emerge.
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