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My fiancée and I are getting married in a week and do a lot of indoor gardening. Our goal is to be growing all of the herbs we cook with by the end of the year, the basil was what I started us with. Mostly my idea but she looovvveess harvesting basil and I'm glad for her involvement in my favorite hobby/future career.
That's so awesome Michael, love it! For our best friends, we actually grew mint centerpieces for their wedding reception. It went with one of their desserts and was such a cool idea! Hey, best of luck, you got this! 🙂
I love fresh basil I never knew until this year.! I went on with rosemary plants and oregano, oregano died totally my fault. The Rosemary on anyting is pretty good potatoes for some reason being the best. Herbs can add a lot of depth that my forty-year-old ass never realized. Easy to grow and doesn't take up any room comparatively.
Haha, perfect timing as always, Jeff. I've got a bunch of basil plants growing in solo cups in my garden window. They're all 8"-10" tall, very bushy, ready to snip & make a big batch of pesto or new plants. I took a few to my coworkers & told them what to do for endless basil, gave them a little course in growing/propagating herbs, and they're totally psyched. 😊
Deck, breezeway, open windows, front porch, open solarium.....I can generate a crap-ton of wind indoors with the right direction and prevailing winds. ;)
I have tried (unsuccessfully) overwintering established basil plants before and never been successful. This year I am going to try overwintering young plants and hopefully have basil all winter long! Thanks for a fantastic video!
Best of luck! I do find that eventually Basil plants just wear out and you have to start again. With the cuttings, just start new plants in the last few weeks of summer and you should be good to go all winter! :-)
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thanks - I just went out and cut some stems. I could not find any without flowers, so I cut off the flowers. Hopefully those stems will still root!
Wanted to provide an update. Yes the basil stems with flowers (that I cut off) did root. They have grown into absolutely beautiful plants, and I havested some fresh leaves for pizza this past week! Growing completely indoors on a windowsill. I have hope for a successful winter-long harvest of fresh basil!
Grew sweet basil for the first time this year. They only took two days to sprout and due to my error, they took a month to start growing their second set of true leaves. Finally corrected my mistake and boy did they take off. Now they are on their second round of flowers while I have the first dozen flowers drying for seed harvesting. Bees have been loving their flowers.... while the caterpillars and snails have been loving the leaves but I have so much basil that they aren't harming my plants. All the caterpillars have disappeared though but the basil has been remaining strong. The 100°F temps haven't really affected them so long as I keep their soil moist. Will plant them against next year that's for sure. Surprised me with how resilient and hardy they are.
May i ask what the mistake was because ive started to grow basil too and it grows very slowly maybe i did the same mistake? Sorry to ask that after a year
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms My problem with growing dill mainly in pots is the white fungus that appears on the soil and leaves. Maybe you can give us some tricks if there’s a way to avoid the fungus.
Thanks for your very thoughtful video. I’ve got plenty of store bought Basil 🌿 and now i know that i probably won’t have to buy anymore. Thanks so much 👍🏻.
I planted some. They are over a month old. Some have not put on any true leaves. Some have. But they are still very very small. I added a weak solution of fish fertilizer. About two weeks ago. What can I do?
I'm going to try this I have a beautiful basil plant I bought from the store that wants to die maybe I watered it too much but it's savable because I'm going to cut the cuttings and put them in water like you said this was a great video I really enjoyed it I've been trying for two summers to keep my basil growing
Loved the video, I love fresh basil but I'm TERRIBLE at keeping plants alive, I just bought 4 varieties and not knowing any better they are reaching seed, so thats terrifying, going to trim them in the morning now that I know thats a no no
I always have beautiful basil plants unti I plant out into the garden. They are fully hardened off loving life in their potting soil mix but every year in the garden they decline ( growing under my tomato plants) . I am no dig, no till growing in raised beds. Why does this happen? Living in Northern BC
Gotta be one of the variables has changed. My suggestion would be to plant them outside really young and let them grow into the spot, rather than transplanting larger specimens, no matter how hardened off they may be
Can you tell me which month is better for those cuttings you showed in this video please ? I only can use pots . i am from malta eu and i love basil , mint and also parsley which very strong in Mediterranean and i just started from late last year . Thanks again And keep up the good things .
Hi, thanks for the video! Just wondering, when pruning the plant, that creates two extra stems that grow out, and on top of that extra stem is another one of those nodes that can be pruned. How does one keep the basil from getting taller and taller since at every prune, the stem segment increases by one? Thanks!
Actually, if you don't prune, the plant will get super tall and skinny. By pruning, yes new nodes come out, but they are easy shorter and they double in number. Pruning is the ONLY way to prevent the basil plants from becoming taller and taller! :-)
Not sure if you saw my response for dehydrating Temps. I dry everything except meats at 95 degrees this maintains nutrients and color. Off topic my corn has green leafy things growing in the top inch or so amongst the kernels of fully ripened cobs. Not a lot and not in all cobs. Any idea what is going on. My girlfriend got the same thing in a cob she bought from a store. Thanks Jeff great video I will be harvesting most of my basil this week as I will be canning Roasted Garlic Marinara Sauce. Cheers have a great weekend
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms, I picked some fresh to take to a family lunch and just combined pieces with each bite. It was delightful, but what else should I expect from Basil! LOL!
Thankyou I found your channel right before I am starting my gardening, a lot of these ideas I kind of knew, but I like to see someone showing exactly how to garden is so informative. Thankyou Diana NZ.
I enjoy watching your channel! Learnt a lot from almost all your series! I’m fast becoming a successful grower ; I dare say like you! I’m much more confident growing seeds now all round the year! Just like you,the weather in my place of abode, is far from being friendly with cold and incessant rains!!! I’m expecting my first harvest of potatoes soonest! Hopefully I’ll let you in on my other successful harvest soonest!!
Thanks to you Jeff, transplanted all 19 cuttings (with root nodules formed) into my first ever made soil. So much new for me. Super excited. Thankyou for your wonderful channel. Questions I had 1) after cuttings transplant, how long before I seaweed folio spray? 2 after cuttings transplanted, do I need to mulch or that's only when they transplantinto next size pot (? 2 gallon) /garden bed? 3 presoak of 2hrs did not wet the soil on top. I used peat v coco fibre as that's what I had. It took 48hrs before top was wet in 4 inch pot. Is this correct or did I make mistake Thankyou for all your help. I've been making home made gnocchi basil (%it's ricotta, fetta and only sprinkle of flour).
Hey Jason...it basically re-sets the plants....so almost as long. Sometimes they flower a bit earlier, but I wonder if that's more of a seasonal change because you're taking a cutting later on, rather than the plant being inherently older.
Thank you for your thorough information about propagating basil & thyme plants. I have been killing store bought basil & thyme too many times. After watching your video, i will try planting them.
The video is beautiful and educational. In the video you are showing the watering from the bottom when planting from the seeds. I would like to ask how long you can water it this way? In my case, I planted the basil from the seed and I'm watering it from the bottom - putting some amount of water in the dish and the pots with basil in it. After few weeks I repotted it in a bigger pot and I'm still using the same method of watering - from the bottom. But I noticed that the stem is becoming week and unstable with brown color at the lower part of it. I assume it is from overwatering. What is the time I normally should stop watering it that way? Thanks ;)
One question I have is when could you have potted those cuttings? You waited until day 26, with huge roots, but at day 6 you had small roots, which i wonder if you could have planted it then and it would have been fine? It did seem that the roots were a little small , but I think they might make it, I'm not sure. It would probably be best to wait a little longer. 26 days seemed too long. Those were some huge roots.
Do you need to fertilize basil? In the fall when preparing the pot to bring in for February planting I add blood meal. What about ferts during the growing period?
I bought three basil plant in May and I had to cut it down twice since then. It is now July I have been given now basil to all my friends and coworkers and freezing more than I need.
Question Do you have a good use for the flowers? I know I see where people maybe use them in teas because they are supposed to be a potent source of flavor. I trimmed my plants and put the leaves in the dehydrator last night, but obviously I have a pile of flowers and small leaves
I know it’s plants and soil basil does not like wet feet but at the same time I happened to Basil likes does very well in hydroponics and so I’m not sure how those two things are true at the same time but they do really well in hydroponics and they don’t like their feet wet go figure
I think you just hit on what I'm doing wrong. Wet feet. I bought some basil from the produce market, plunked it into water and it grew three plants with good root systems which we transplanted. All was well. It was so good we have tried two more times. UGH. Everything turned brown and died. It is possible that I need to trim those bottom leaves and THEN put it in water. I'll give that a try and see if things improve. Thanks.
This is my first successful year of growing basil. I've tried off and on over 4 decades to no avail. I think it is because I started them from seed instead of buying a few plants. We ended up with more basil than needed and unfortunately most of it went to seed. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Next year I'll propagate some so we can have it in the house over the winter months. Take care!
@@michaelmarchione3408 It'll have the same flavor as when it was unfrozen....but once Basil goes to seed, the flavor changes dramatically....and not in a good way! Freezing isn't going to help that.
1000% you can. The Basil in this video was FROM the supermarket! If you are talking about the already-cut stuff.....be aware, that once cut, the Basil needs to go into water right away. The stems at the store have likely been cut for too long...but its worth a try!
I thought the jelly of the month club was the gift that keeps on giving?? Lol In all serious i had no idea Basil was so easy to propagate! I love the stuff. I need to try this. Thanks Jeff.
We only have one small grocery store here. Other stores are hours away. Nobody here has basil. Doesn’t even seem to want to grow here in mid/northern Nevada. We have a huge garden and my daughter grows everything else with ease. Any ideas?
@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thank you so much. It is amazing that we have failed with basil, because each year we give away hundreds of pounds of veggies. I have only just discovered you, so will enjoy you channel I’m sure. One question if I may. Do you ever recommend a seed company with whom you have dealt?
@@elizabethdeleo3123 thanks Elizabeth... We all have that ONE crop, ha ha, trust me! Honestly, I try to save all my own seeds (heirlooms) as much as possible... But online I've had success with Stokes, Johnny's, and West Coast
Hello! New subscriber here! 😊 Just wanna ask if what is the indicator that I may transfer it to the final pot? thank you 🙂, also, up to when do you delay its flowering to prolong its life? thank you 😊
Hey Jason, thanks! I replant them into their larger pots when their roots have filled the current container. Some people go by leaves....say 4-5 nodes of true leaf sets....but roots tell the story. By constantly topping the leader shoots off, you are delaying flowering the whole time. That's the best way to do it, rather than waiting for the early signs of a flower stalk and quickly cutting it off....by then its too late and the plant is dead set on flowering mode usually.
Hello, its me again. Im having a problem. My few week old seedlings are having some leaves like all shriveled up and having color changes. What could have happen? How I wish I could send some photos.
I saved a store basil that was looking really sad not even knowing what to do with it. I pruned it all the way down put the stems in water and it has taken off! The leaves are so tasty that I want to grow more. Now I know how thanks!
You keep cutting the leaders to PREVENT the flowering, thus prolonging the life and harvest of the plant. Eventually they just say to heck with it and flower/die....but that's when you take cuttings and start a new plant, repeating the cycle.
Hey Amelie..gotta be the soil. Try sterilizing it. You can also try a layer of sand or even hydrogen peroxide diluted into a spray. Its tough though, I know.
I would definitely try Eric. Try rooting some stems in water and if they take, you can easily be back up and running in a few weeks. The main plant however might be done....but I have seen them come back with new fresh soil and some nutrients.
I love growing basil. I have so many different varieties. Ones to eat and ones for the pollinators. I grow mammoth basil for the chickens too. 🪴❤️🪴 🙏🏻💙🙏🏻
I'm also growing a lemon tree from seed. Its about 10 inches now. My mint is in a pot on the patio and is insanely large. I got it from a grocery store for $1.99 at only 4 inches. In one month it's almost 2 feet. Its in a big pot. It's very happy. My basil will be growing indoors and cuttings in glass. Now i know what to do. As well as in my pasta dishes. Such an exciting channel.❤ subscribed. Peej from California 🎉
