Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Journals (617)
Where does it grow?
Talk-
Day 27
Moved: To Sunnier Pastures
Decided to move one of my basil plantling boxes outside to get more direct sunlight. Hopefully they will grow bigger faster as a result of this. There are caterpillars and other bugs outside, as this neighbourhood seems to be quite into gardening and has lots of plants, so I sprayed the outside...This entry is about Rockabella9's Basil in the Frontyard Container garden.
-
Day 0
Sown: Sown
This entry is about Rockabella9's Basil in the Frontyard Container garden.
-
Day 25
Showing True Leaves: Hurrah True Leaves
Lots of the basil seedlings are showing true leaves… yay. Now they can photosynthesize away.
This entry is about Rockabella9's Basil in the Windowsill Herb garden.
-
Day 78
Harvesting: First Harvest of late year Basil planting
In the California wine country it’s possible to plant Basil as seeds in late June and still get good growth. This planting pretty much proves it. There were lots of tall sprigs at the top of the plants so I cut those off to encourage more branching. And of course the Basil leaves will be...
This entry is about Marko's Auxiliary Basil Supply in the Front Yard Vegetable garden.
-
Day 25
Harvesting: Basil leaves
The bails are now about 2-3 inches tall and some of the leaves look kind of old. Cut off some of them today and will combine it w/ the chives from my CSA to make a pesto sauce!This entry is about Smurfett's Basil in the Smurfie's Square Foot garden.
-
Day 78
Potting Up: Need more room!
Moved it to a larger pot.
This entry is about Bluepenguin's Basil in the Herbs and Peppers garden.
-
Day 22
Leftover Seedlings Still Going Strong
The seedlings leftover in the germinating milk carton container are still going strong, and have in fact grown to be about as big as those I spaced out in the big boxes. Wow, I’m totally impressed with these tough basil seedlings and highly recommend Yates mixed basil seeds (“guarant...
This entry is about Rockabella9's Basil in the Windowsill Herb garden.
-
Showing True Leaves: Nice start
Thank’s to the photos EXIF data I was able to figure out when this photo was taken.
This entry is about Marko's Sweet Basil in the Front Yard Vegetable garden.
-
Day 16
Sprouting: EXIF data is handy
I was able to figure out tall these plants were on the 6th by looking at the EXIF data for this photo. Not the best photo, but fleshes out the record.
This entry is about Marko's Auxiliary Basil Supply in the Front Yard Vegetable garden.
-
Day 99
Moved: brought inside
Dissappointed in the basil production this year… Too cold for warm weather herbs. Moved inside. Hopefully will get more leaves before the light goneThis entry is about Mcav0y's Basil in the Inside garden.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Listen in on the Grapevine