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Useful Tips: How to Grow Basil at Home
11.02.2024 18:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:26
Well-cared for sweet basil can grow in the ground for up to six months.
They live in a pot for about four months.
How to plant basil in pots
To accelerate germination, soak the seeds in warm water for 1–2 days, change the water every 12 hours.
Keep them in a weak pink solution of potassium permanganate for 2 hours and dry on a napkin.
Fill the prepared containers or pots with a drainage layer of expanded clay or pebbles.
How to care for basil in a pot at home
Move the pot to a sunny windowsill, where the basil will bloom in full bloom throughout the year.
During the cold season, water the plant 2-3 times a week. In summer, the soil should always remain moist.
Basil is a heat-loving crop; at temperatures below 20 degrees it loses its aroma and slows down its growth.
How to water basil correctly
Basil likes high humidity. Therefore, if you are growing it in a pot, water it once a day, preferably in the morning.
It is this watering mode that gives the best results.
However, if it is very hot and dry outside, you can water it twice a day. For example, in the morning and at noon.
How to trim basil
Basil is not difficult to grow. However, in order for it to produce as much greenery as possible, the plant must be pruned correctly.
When pruned in the right place, new young branches with delicate greenery are formed and the bush turns out to be constantly young and lush.
Previously we told you how to grow Sea buckthorn.
