tommy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: Growing Basil in the Kitchen |
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hi friends(may i call you friends)(i know this is internet!!)any ways i got some basil seeds for free and i was wondering if there was a way that i could just plant them in a tiny pot and leave them on my kitchen counter and grab a few leaves when i need them!you guys gotta help me, i know nothing about basil!!!
by the way i am loving the forums!
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EJ
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, you can do exactly that! Sprinkle some on some multi purpose, standard compost, water lightly, and away they go. They are fragile though and over watering will be the death of them. Don't forget, they come from sunny places, so need warmth, plenty of light and will not appreciate waterlogged compost. As they grow, pinch out the tops completely for your first harvest rather than just nipping off leaves, and the plants will bush up in no time. Depending on the size of the pot, not toooo many seeds, just a few will do the trick.
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tommy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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AWESOME.i did not know it would be so simple.when should i pinch off the tops though?
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zeke
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:56 am Post subject: Basil |
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The plants will let you know. You don't want them to get "leggy" and you don't want them to bloom. The flowers are pretty, but you want the plant to put its efforts into the leaves.
Enjoy! 
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tommy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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i stil don't see how the plants will let me know?
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zeke
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: Basil |
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They let you know by getting long and scraggly (leggy). So pinching them gives them strength from their base. And they let you know by blooming. 
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jbaby7162000
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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i planted some basil last week and they came up,i cant wait to try them,im growing them on my back porch.
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