I love love love basil! I could put basil in anything! I was on pinterest a couple weeks ago and saw how to propagate it so I had to try! Its really simple and take barely any work (my kind of style)! If I can do it anyone can! I have a brown thumb!
I picked up a bunch of basil at my local farmers market for $2.50. (not bad but I rather grow my own for free right??)
Step 1: Find a stem that has 6 or more leaves on it. The longer the stem the better (learned from experience)
Step 2: Cut the stem with scissors from the rest of the bunch.
Step 3: Cut the top leaves or the flowers off and the bottom leaves off right at the point of origin or where it meets the stem.
Step 4: Place in a jar of water
Step 5: Wait and be amazed that your little stem will start growing roots in about a week
Step 6: Transplant it into a pot with soil and enjoy basil all year round!
So cool and fun right! Has anyone tried this with other types of herbs?
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This is awesome to know I love love basil! Hi I am Ashlee I am new here and I am super happy to meet you!! Great blog!
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Hey Ashley thanks for coming by! I will definitely checkout your blog!
DeleteThanks for the tip! I love basil and have some growing in my garden, but am going to try to start some in a pot for this winter.
ReplyDeleteThat would be perfect if you already have some growing! Yay for fresh basil all winter!
DeleteI have read about doing this, but never have tried in the winter! Hoping to try and keep some basil going for awhile...thanks for the post!
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Exactly I would love fresh herbs all year long! It would be amazing and all the food I cook would taste a lot fresher! Good luck!
DeleteI'm so glad that I'm following you! This is great to know. Thanks for sharing on the COM link party!
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Thank you for following much appreciated!
DeleteI was wanting to bring in my basil for the winter but I read it doesn't transplant well, so I'm going to try this.
ReplyDeleteI did do the onions one year and they actually grew. That was exciting! I love the idea of bringing it in the home, especially for the winter.
Thanks for the tips and inspiration.
Regular onions or green onions? I've don't green onions before. I bet it will make the kitchen smell great too! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI love basil too, thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you could do this with basil. I've tried growing several herbs from seed this year and basil has seemed to be the best one as far as growing quickly and putting off a bunch. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteYep glad you learned something new! Good luck to you too!
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