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getting my toe wet
someone gave me a little plant,
bought at some grocery store somewhere
the wrapper says "not intended for transplant"

i guess this is so you can have basil a week after buying it
for some recipe your going to make

its in a tiny cup
about 10 inches tall
very healthy

what size container should i pot it in?
what kind of sunlight does it need?
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Post by Intrinsic »

Yeah I’ve bought those basil plants in the grocery store before. Put it in the ground, grew exceptional well. no problems

what size container should i pot it in?
1-2 gallons ought to be fine.

what kind of sunlight does it need?
Direct is always good, tho basil is known for shade tolerant. Dill’s purple basil is a indicative of plants evolving for diffused light, with the (purple) carotenoids.

If it starts to sun scald, bleaching of the leaves, try half shade till acclimated.

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thanks!
ya, im hardening it now
think its gonna want a stand though
as its sitting on a driveway
right against a block wall
thats south facing

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Post by dill786 »

basil is a Mediterranean plant so it will like warm weather.... you should pinch out the middle leafs like you do with cannabis plant, help it bush out a little..

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got a one gallon,
mixed half bagged potting soil and half local dirt
but i read then that it likes well draining
am thinking about pulling it up
and mixing in a third sand now
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Post by Jesús Malverde »

I used to grow basil a lot before Trader Joe's started selling it fresh cheap. Grow it the same as you do weed outside, it'll love it. Harvest before it goes into flower, most people (including me) think the flavor goes a little off then.
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yes,
figured id keep the it from bolting
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Post by dill786 »

you could auctaully wait a while ben, and then divide the rootball and get lots more plants...

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no kidding?

i figured it was to small to divide right off after i thought about it,
guess i will let this go a week or two and see how it likes this soil i got it in

it was definately root bound,
i scored the circling roots before replanting
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