Growing basil outside...

[Carrotsandcelery]

My dd and I planted a couple of herb pots last week that sit on the steps up to our back door. Everything in them (coriander, parsley, thyme, chives and mint) is doing great except the basil which has died in both pots.
Is it too cold for basil to grow outside (there was a frost last night)? Can I only grow basil inside? Should I wait until later in the year and then plant new ones outside?
I am clearly clueless. Does anyone know?

Basil likes warm weather - keep it inside on the kitchen windowsill until the end of May!

Thanks Donki.
Will the others be alright outside?

The others should be ok - they are hardy.

Thanks again Donki

I am a completely useless novice gardener. But I bought a pot of growing basil from Sainsbury's early last summer and plonked it in a tub in the garden. It collapsed in a heap for a few days, and I thought it was dead but then it miraculously perked up about a week later. It grew loads and lasted until the frost in Oct/Nov

I think I was too early as we are still waking to a hard frost each morning and it is obviously more tender than the others. I will try again in May. For now I will grow it on the windowsill.

I've never been able to grow basil outside.

even inside it doesn't last longer than a season.

Plant it in the spring on a sunny kitchen windowsill, water sparingly (it hates being wet), then use it regularly till it dies in the autumn.

What nickel said. I am growing lemon basil, greek basil and sweet genovese this year. All are staying inside. I'm fed up of losing it outdoors ( and we are south facing South East ).

oh and Carrots! just noticed you are the op

My Sebo arrived today! Loving it.

I love mine too Taffeta which scares me but also makes me happy - it is just fab I am relieved you like yours too. It's a lot of £££ to be disappointed!

We are south facing but NE of Scotland so still a bit nippy!