How To Keep Your Store Bought Basil Alive

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In this video I explain in depth how to properly care for your store bought basil to ensure it thrives and will last for several years. I also include a time lapse comparison of two basil plants showing the difference between a properly looked after basil plant and one which is not cared for correctly.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Most important care aspects
00:54 When buying the basil plant
02:26 Tidying up damaged leaves and flowers
04:18 Pot size and repotting
10:07 Ideal temperature
10:53 Light levels
11:30 Watering
14:18 Feeding
16:41 Growing two basil plants under different conditions
18:33 Time lapse comparison of growth
19:29 Comparing well looked after basil vs neglected
21:13 Conclusion
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@Ennjoying Жыл бұрын

So i believe ive watched like 5 basil video from you yet and ive always found the information very helpful but in this video you covered pretty much any question i could think of, truly amazing! Since i am growing many spices on my balcony i would love to see videos like this about spices like rosemary, Oregano, Thyme, parsley. The only question i could think of that hasnt been covered in this video is what can you plant next to basil and why, i've read online that planting basil next to rosemary can improve the basil growth even though rosemary lives multiple years and basil only one. My Basil has sadly died to fusarium wilt, so currently im growing new cuttings in water hopefully it will work out. Thanks for your work the videos really are awesome!

@armengraham6925 3 ай бұрын

Growing basil encyclopedia ❤️ the time lapse is beautiful and illustrative at the same time

@Gardeningat58N 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you like my video and basil time lapse.

@xaviercruz4763 Ай бұрын

@@Gardeningat58Nhow big is the black container and how long was the time lapse and hours of light every day? Thanks!

@WingTsunvlado 11 ай бұрын

great video! i would love to see videos like this for other herbs, especially mint, because mine keeps dying to some kind of disease

@NannyOggins Жыл бұрын

I love fresh basil with tomatoes! Thanks for this.

@NannyOggins Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, I live in a subtropical climate so it should thrive!

@Gardeningat58N Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the super thanks, yes basil should grow very well for you in your climate, just keep cutting off the flowers when they appear as high temperatures can cause flowering to occur sooner.

@maleedesilva6061 Жыл бұрын

Looks so nice fresh basil

@Gundumb_guy 6 күн бұрын

Geez dude wtf!? Those final results are crazy. I’ve tried separating them 2 times and both times they got shocked to death from the process so I’m just doing this next time!🤷‍♂️

@TheSimonHxC Жыл бұрын

hmmmm Basil, yum! Great video, thanks for all the information! keep it up!

@Yasha4life 5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@dMi_mi 8 ай бұрын

Happy Basil. 😌💖

@brendatucker35 11 күн бұрын

Brilliant

@jagoisso7267 9 ай бұрын

Potassium probably has the initial K in the chemical system since P was taken by phosporus before that and in some countries potassium is called kalium.

@Gardeningat58N 9 ай бұрын

I looked it up and it seems to take the K from Kalium, I suppose its similar to how Lead takes its Pb from its Latin name of plumbum.

@NotLordAsshat 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for these videos. I'm planning on getting a setup for some basil plants and I'm curious about something. Have you ever weighed your basil leaves before cooking? I'm just curious how much an average leaf from a plant with leaves that big would weigh since I usually do pesto by weight

@Gardeningat58N 5 ай бұрын

No I've never weighed the leaves of my basil plant I imagine they are about four to five times heavier than some basil leaves as they are much bigger than the leaves from a young plant from the store.

@xaviercruz4763 Ай бұрын

How many basil of these do you recommend for a pail/19L bucket for maximum yield? What’s the yield you’ve had and most productive variety you recommend?

@garfromm75 Ай бұрын

❤

@SoftServe33 9 ай бұрын

Hello!!! I had a quick question: how often/ how much should I harvest? Does it have to be a certain size? Thank you so much for this great info!!!

@Gardeningat58N 8 ай бұрын

It depends on how quickly your plant grows and how much you need to harvest. If you are just using two or three leaves at a time you could harvest it daily from a large plant. However if you are making pesto and harvesting half the plant at a time you may need to wait a few weeks in between harvests. If you have a healthy plant you can remove up to two thirds at a time, but you will have to give it plenty of time afterwards to recover.

@MaybeWeCare 4 ай бұрын

Do you need dechlorinated water? Our tap water is fairly chlorinated

@Gardeningat58N 4 ай бұрын

Not usually, although if your chlorine levels are very high then it could burn the roots so use rain water or let your water sit out for a while for the chlorine to degas.