Sohere are some seed(lings) I germinated on a windowsill since my last post. So what should I do with these, from hereon? I aiming for near perfection ... although if I really wanted perfection, I would have been more careful about how I sowed them. So let's just say a method to get better basil plants. These are Red Rubin. I have three pots like this.
They look fine to me, mostly well spaced out. Leave them until they've grown at least one more pair of leaves each, then carefully plant each one into its own pot to grow on. Or you could leave them to grow on as they are is you want something like the supermarket pots which have several plants in, to cut the leaves quite young.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
They look quite soggy. Just be careful with watering - only enough to moisten the compost. Once they're good bit bigger, you could split that into a couple of clumps, and pot up each clump to grow on. They need to grow quite a bit more though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I grew 20 lovely green specimens in April in addition to the ones at the start of this thread. Only problem was their height, which takes us back to the thread topic... We have had a lot of lovely fresh pesto though
This is my heated bench (switched off since April) in my 'potting shed' which becomes more like a 'basil farm' at this time of the year. Most pots are 9c or 12cm and have about 5 plants in each on average:
Last night had pan-fried cod covered in chopped lemon basil and black pepper. 😋
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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Once they're good bit bigger, you could split that into a couple of clumps, and pot up each clump to grow on.
They need to grow quite a bit more though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes I know. they only just germinated.
I grew 20 lovely green specimens in April in addition to the ones at the start of this thread. Only problem was their height, which takes us back to the thread topic... We have had a lot of lovely fresh pesto though
Wow, @BobTheGardener. Very impressive
I do wish I had more room...