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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Hi All,
Can I still start basil from a seed? I use a lot of cinnamon basil for salad dressing. This year, my plant was over grown by my squash plants. would like to grow a couple more plants (one for using immediately and another for freezing). Thanks for your help. Cheers, Angelique |
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Anglelique-Go ahead, basil should germinate and grow quickly. Great to grow in a pot and put by the kitchen-I am growing napoletano and genovese this year, and generally grow both of those every summer, and genovese in the greenhouse during the fall and winter.
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Hi Michael,
Thanks for the reply. I am definitely going to give it a try. I usually grow genovese, cinnamon, and licorice basils. I buy my plants from a nursery ('cause I need to save my growing space for tomatoes). Cheers, Angelique |
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Angelique-You can start basil in a small pot or a small grow bag, it doesnt really need much space. If you want to avoid watering all the time, you can use some of the crystals that absorb water and then slowly release it.
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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Hi there,
If you start from seed, how long does basil take to grow to the point where you can pick the leaves? |
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I trim my basil and drop it in a glass of water to keep it fresh until I use it. If I wait too long, though, it roots (heavily). Then I have to trim off the roots if using a whole sprig, and I feel bad for killing a plant (I seem to be pathological that way).
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Another thing about Basil...If you want to keep your Basil going longer, be sure to cut or pinch off any flower buds that appear...Since Basil is an annual, once it flowers and goes to seed, the plant is finished, by keeping it from flowering you can keep your Basil plant going alot longer, and also by taking cuttings to use often you will keep it compact and bushy. Or if the stems get woody, you can take a cutting to start a new plant.
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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I now have 4 basil seedlings! Thanks All.
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