This is one of my favorite basils. The large leaves mean the plant can put on enormous growth quickly. Some folks have a particular variety they prefer for flavor. I’ve never been too particular; I love them all. But in my mind for freezing basil, for accumulating enough for pesto, you can’t beat lettuce leaf basil. The leaves are easy to strip from the stalk since you are dealing with fewer large leaves. Mammoth leaf basil is another large leaved variety to try. These large leaved varieties are harder to find at a garden center so getting seeds is probably a must. A mail order catalog is sure to have them if you can’t find them locally. For earlier production start the seeds indoors four to six weeks before planing outdoors. But if your aim is to freeze basil for winter use then planting the seeds directly in the garden when the soil has warmed up is less bother.
-Sandy