There's Genovese Basil growing in the strawberry planter right now. We've been eating it all winter and it's delicious! Look how full it was 3 weeks ago or see how to make my favorite basil bruschetta.
Make sure to pick off the top two leaves of the basil plant every couple weeks. This is called "pinching back" the plant, and it ensures you will have a very thick, bushy plant. Two stems will usually grow every place you pinch the plant back.
I've just dumped some lime basil seeds in each of the open holes and 5-6 in the top opening. I received the seeds from another gardener on GardenWeb and haven't planted them yet. I hope they germinate...they've been sitting in the garage for months. After sprinkling the seeds on top of the soil, I slowly watered the planter.
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