I love this video! I've just bought my first house and finally can have a garden. I've never known how to harvest this so it would keep growing. I had some in a window before and it just went limp. Thanks for the tips.
At first, I brought one so I could add some color to my appartment and some new smell, than I discovered the lovely things that is cooking with fresh herbs.
2nd video for me. first one was 2 or 3 weeks ago. I had harvested since then and I was confusedif I should be harvesting again. This video made it more clear. also I think I may have short types of basil possibly. getting bushy but not getting tall really.
Omg thank you so much for the video basil is my favorite absolutely the best green herb I use it on everything and very beneficial for your body.appreciate your video very well educated much love to you
😍 Thank you for sharing! I planted seeds a couple of weeks ago, and I have beautiful baby basil plants! My 1st time ever growing herbs. Do you ever dry some of your basil for longer storage? If so, how do you do it?
Do I need to use super sterile scissors when cutting at the node? Last time I cut one and it kinda turned brownish at the cut point and didn't grow back
Hi can you tell me when can we re harvest from the same plant after the first harvest. I wanted to know number of days between harvests for a farm... Thank you
can i also pinch random leaves from the bottom part, or will it affect the growth of basil? or cutting stems from the main stem is just the way to harvest the leaves? I don't know, I kind of feel stupid asking this but I see a lot of videos harvesting by cutting stems so I'm kind of worried to pinch leaves randomly
I have mine planted in partial shade, keep the soil moist and well mulched. I've tried full sun and at least here in Texas, the basil stays greener and the plant fuller in partial sun.
I am a year late, but here's my input. I also live in Texas, and it gets really dry and hot (low 100s high 90s) in the summer. I let my plant be outside for a few hours a day after I spray the plant down, and it stays a nice shade of green. It seems to enjoy the sun, but if it stays out too long, the leaves get burnt and turn brown. If they don't get enough sunlight, it seems that the leaves turn a yellow color. I had multiple basil plants and gave one to my in-law, and her plant doesn't go outside, and it is a yellow color. I came and stayed for a week, taking the plant outside once a day like I do mine, and it started to get a good green color going again.
What insect would eat All the basil leaves and leave just the stems? It happened over a 2 day period. This happened to my lemon basil and my lemon balm. These were in pots. We have a 7 ft fenced back yard, so its NOT DEER..The pots are about 24 inches tall, so I don't think its rabbits either. Please help
How much basil can you have in one pot?? I’m growing mine from seeds and they are all in one pot I probably have at least 20 coming up. I planted way the many seeds. They are so small I could barely see them. Now I think I’m going to have way to much. I would like to put as many in one pot as possible
It depends on the size of the pot. Once they get just a bit bigger you can gently remove some of them and plant them in another post. I usually have 3 in pot that's about 8" across. I've seen others plant double that.
I really could not see what you were doing or you were snipping it off because of the way you edit the video with the wording it was covering the pot, so it was hard to see through the wording where you were snapping but thanks for sharing
I love this video! I've just bought my first house and finally can have a garden. I've never known how to harvest this so it would keep growing. I had some in a window before and it just went limp. Thanks for the tips.
Glad it was helpful!
At first, I brought one so I could add some color to my appartment and some new smell, than I discovered the lovely things that is cooking with fresh herbs.
Imagine buying a plant that lives for 2 months for aesthetics
Thank you! I've been trying to figure out how to harvest basil for years.
I really like this video, because I just started my garden and I really want to get into growing spices.
I'm glad you liked it.
Thank you! About to go pick some basil for tonight's dinner!👍😃
Thanks for the tip at the end of the video for storing basil!
Great video, I just planted cilantro and Italian basil last week. I love cooking with fresh herbs.
I love this video - so simple...thank you
Straight to the point not loads of bullshit I didn’t need to hear, u got my like
This is great! Thank you. Perfectly informative and easy to remember and follow.
Glad it was helpful!
just saw this....excellent explanation and demonstration. thank you.
Very helpful! Thanks! Just had to swing through before I harvested some this morning.
Thank you so much for this! I really was in need of this info! I have a great basil plant and need to keep it going.
I was given a basil plant for my first garden plant and I wasn't sure what to do with it now that the leaves are larger. Thanks for the video..
2nd video for me. first one was 2 or 3 weeks ago. I had harvested since then and I was confusedif I should be harvesting again. This video made it more clear. also I think I may have short types of basil possibly. getting bushy but not getting tall really.
Omg thank you so much for the video basil is my favorite absolutely the best green herb I use it on everything and very beneficial for your body.appreciate your video very well educated much love to you
😍 Thank you for sharing! I planted seeds a couple of weeks ago, and I have beautiful baby basil plants! My 1st time ever growing herbs.
Do you ever dry some of your basil for longer storage? If so, how do you do it?
I dry most of the herbs I grow. I dry them inside in a dehydrator. I'll be sure to make a video of the process when I do the next batch.
I just wash, air dry. Afterward put the leaves in a brown paper bag. After they are dried transfer to your container.
When you trim the basil can you also propagate the trimmings?
Nice educational video,thanks.🌱
Do you ever refrigerate fresh basil? Does it last longer?
Thanks for the info. This will help me a lot! :)
Excellent video. Thank you!
You are welcome!
I am so new with them I got mine in April this year . when do I harvest them?
Do I need to use super sterile scissors when cutting at the node? Last time I cut one and it kinda turned brownish at the cut point and didn't grow back
Thank you! This was very helpful 😊
When storing your basil in the water would you put it in the fridge or leave out on the counter?
Leaving it on the counter is fine.
Really lovely video. Wondering if can directly put the cuttings into ground instead of water? I had mixed results with that. Thanks.
It's really best to allow the stem to establish roots before planting in soil, otherwise the stem usually just dies.
Days Well Spent thanks so much for good tip.
Thank you!
Thanks this helps so much
Glad it helped
Thx. My wife and I buy a new basil Plat at the store every couple weeks. Evey time I haven't they die... I now see what we did wrong. Thx
Thanks for watching. Let me know how the next plant goes.
Great video thanks !
Hi can you tell me when can we re harvest from the same plant after the first harvest. I wanted to know number of days between harvests for a farm... Thank you
You can keep harvesting from the same plant but be mindful to leave enough leaves for the plant to continue to grow.
Thank you for your video. How long will the basil survive in a jar of water on the counter?
It will begin to root if not used in about 5-7 days, after that it will continue to grow if you keep watering.
Thank you sooooo much
can i also pinch random leaves from the bottom part, or will it affect the growth of basil? or cutting stems from the main stem is just the way to harvest the leaves? I don't know, I kind of feel stupid asking this but I see a lot of videos harvesting by cutting stems so I'm kind of worried to pinch leaves randomly
You can also pinch leaves randomly. Pinching the stems however is what will push the plant to bush more which will give you more leaves to pinch.
What do you do about the leaves below the node?
You can harvest them once they are large enough
Hi how do you keep your basil so green? My basil leaves browns quickly.. thanks
Do you mean after it's picked? I keep it in water until I'm ready to chop it.
@@DaysWellSpent no i meant the plant itself. My plant isnt growing very well.
I have mine planted in partial shade, keep the soil moist and well mulched. I've tried full sun and at least here in Texas, the basil stays greener and the plant fuller in partial sun.
@@DaysWellSpent I will try to that from now on and see what happens. Thank you
I am a year late, but here's my input. I also live in Texas, and it gets really dry and hot (low 100s high 90s) in the summer. I let my plant be outside for a few hours a day after I spray the plant down, and it stays a nice shade of green. It seems to enjoy the sun, but if it stays out too long, the leaves get burnt and turn brown. If they don't get enough sunlight, it seems that the leaves turn a yellow color. I had multiple basil plants and gave one to my in-law, and her plant doesn't go outside, and it is a yellow color. I came and stayed for a week, taking the plant outside once a day like I do mine, and it started to get a good green color going again.
Thank you! Is it okay to harvest at night?
Yes, absolutely
You mentioned that they grow the more you harvest. Does it ever get unmanageable to the point you have much more than you need to use?
You can dry or blend it with oil and freeze it for a longer shelflife. Or debush the plant so you don't have alog of new shoots growing 😊
What insect would eat All the basil leaves and leave just the stems? It happened over a 2 day period.
This happened to my lemon basil and my lemon balm. These were in pots.
We have a 7 ft fenced back yard, so its NOT DEER..The pots are about 24 inches tall, so I don't think its rabbits either.
Please help
I'm not sure, I've never had anything eat my basil like that.
thank you so much :)
How many months can we harvest from one basil plant?
What do you do with the basil?
What does going to seed mean?
Going to seed means it flowers and then produces seed pods.
How much basil can you have in one pot?? I’m growing mine from seeds and they are all in one pot I probably have at least 20 coming up. I planted way the many seeds. They are so small I could barely see them. Now I think I’m going to have way to much. I would like to put as many in one pot as possible
It depends on the size of the pot. Once they get just a bit bigger you can gently remove some of them and plant them in another post. I usually have 3 in pot that's about 8" across. I've seen others plant double that.
I really could not see what you were doing or you were snipping it off because of the way you edit the video with the wording it was covering the pot, so it was hard to see through the wording where you were snapping but thanks for sharing
Can I just pick it from the leaves? Instead of cutting it?
I bought a plant in walmart and has lots of leaves and I don’t know hot to cut it. I took few leaves like ripping off 😐
Tnx!
I typed “how to harvest basil” in the search bar and this video popped right up 🤔 what is the explanation for this?
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Why do you call them two plants? They look like 16 to 20 plants.
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Thank you!