Easy BASIL Propagation - NEVER Buy Basil Again!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- In this organic gardening video, Brian with California Garden TV shows the easiest and quickest way t propagate basil from basil cuttings. You can propagate all types of basil... sweet basil, Italian basil, purple basil, even perennial basils like thai basil and holy basil. This video will show you how to clone basil in 10 days!
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When my late mother would take cuttings, she put a piece of wax paper over the cup of water. Then she poked a small hole in it for each stem. That way, the stem is supported, the leaves stay out of the water and fewer bugs can get to the water. Use a rubber band to hold the wax paper in place.
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Agreed! I like that. A pre-drilled plastic lid, that fits a cup, would be easier and last longer too!
@@chrissewell1608 you are right. The easiest would be to save coffee or soft drink cups and lids from fast food joints.
Awesome idea! Tysm for sharing! 🥰
I use rock wool in a basket that fits a mason quart jar then use simple hydroponic fertilizer dissolved in non chlorinated from my dehumidifier.
I started using the small size plastic bottles you would get say from bottled water , gator aid or other drinks you may buy simply wash it out and start cuttings in it, they hold the cuttings with out having them fall in the water and the are much more stable than a plastic cup that are easy to tip over and the water evaporates far less
What a great idea.
That's what I did with tomatoe and basil starts. The roots have gone nutso!
Hi, without knowing someone give me a piece of his basil plant and I just placed it into dirt thinking that it will die anyway but to my surprise it grows like crazy.🤗
Nice!
Here in Atlanta, I have been very frustrated with basil. I've been buying starter plants at my local Kroger grocery store and they never live very long. This spring Dollar Tree had some little kits of a pot with Sweet Basil seeds (Ocimum basilicum) and a compressed block of something (peat?). Following the directions I soaked the block then put it in the block and added some seeds. It's been on my east-facing front porch for a couple weeks and what do you know, several young leaves are growing! YAY!
Great!
Put it on the South facing side, for all day sun. My 1 (Ga). Basil from last year, had a volunteer crop, this year, in the same planter pot.
Plants from a grocery store aren't the same as those you buy from a garden center. If you want plants to last, buy from a nursery or start from seed.
I like to start cuttings in those one serving coffee drink glass bottles from the grocery store. They are a good height and hold the cuttings upright with the top not too wide, nor too narrow.
I ve been saving those bottles thinking they must be good for something and you are nothing short of brilliant to think of that. Tyfs
I found out by accident that basil would root this way. Had some I brought in for cooking and had in a glass on the counter and pulled it up one day to refresh the water and had tons of roots! They are now planted in my garden and doing well! :)
If my basil blooms, I use a handful with a few cut flowers for a centerpiece; basil just keeps on giving! Thank you for the tips, it does take too long from seed.
I never thought of using basil as a cut flower. Nice tip.
Great idea. I did that with my parsley that went to flower and it looked beautiful with my other little flowers.
Brian, you make us smile. I have some fresh basil growing in the kitchen.
May you be richly rewarded for all you teach us. Thanks!
Thank you😄
He has the best gardening channel I've found on TH-cam with a lot of good advice and tips. The videos are well done and he does a good job of explaining what he talks about.
@@michaelevans580 thank you!
@@michaelevans580: yes Indeed, he talked and explained clearly.
Great! I just did this last week and my basils are ready to be put into little pots with dirt. BTW, Holy Basil, aka Tulsi, is a medicinal and makes a soothing, calming tea with fresh or dried leaves.
Does normal basil have the same propertys
I’ve never heard of Holy basil until this video and now you’ve given a great info on it being medicinal and how to use it. TY!
Love this! You handle those little cuttings so delicately! Thanks for the “spaghetti twisting “ idea!
On the subject of twisting roots into your hole...
Dig your hole, build a cone of dirt in the middle... just big enough to lay the roots out and to the bottom. Carefully separate the roots out in a wheel spoke manner around the cone when you set your plant, then cover with your mixture.
the roots will thank you for it. (twisting is great space saver, but, roots need space.) Lay your additives in the trench around the bottom.
This isn't to say your method won't work, but it will allow for faster, stronger, bushier growth in most any garden plant (with pruning, maintenance etc), if the plant sets its roots in a manner that will accept it, of course. Give your roots room to run. Try it.
I get it, not ideal for small transplants, but, I would never twist roots up. There are enough forces working against us.
( the info you provide on your channel is priceless, this is my 2 cents. peace)
Another amazing idea and excellent info. Makes sense to do it this way. Tyfs
Hi Brian,
Great video! Thank you for posting! I was just going to go out to clip some mammoth basil to propagate when I saw this video notification! My first try at basil propagation failed but after watching this I am pretty sure I should have some new plants in a couple of weeks!
If you have never tried mammoth basil you don't know what you are missing! It tastes like Genovese but maybe just a touch sweeter. I grew it as a curiousity but now it is my favorite basil ever! The coolest part (other than the superb flavor) is that the leaves are the size of your open hand and the leaves grow much denser than on regular basil plants. The net result is that you could easily make an entire large batch of the tastiest pesto you have ever had and you won't even be able to tell that you collected any leaves off the plant! Far cry from stripping all the leaves off of all of your basil plants for one small batch of pesto! Plus it is fun to put one basil leaf on your burger in place of lettuce. :)
Thanks again for the great content!
Take care, be well and all the best from the San Francisco bay area 💛
I will have to try!
Oh… way to go. Now I’m in search of Mammoth basil. lol. Thank you for sharing that knowledge.
Thank you Brian. My Basil has flowers right now and I was wondering what to do. Loved the white butterfly at 9.05 and the plant in water that actually turned to the camera at 10.38. Yes, I´m easily distracted. :)
🤣🤣🤣 you sound like me
Great idea…bolting is the eternal battle with my herbs here in the warm temperate climate of Perth, Western Australia
Love your videos! So helpful. Wanted to pass along a tip my late father showed me when I was young. To root his cuttings, he would put water in a small...like a juice...glass and cover it with plastic wrap in which he made a little hole. He could then slip in his cutting into and it was suspended in the water
Hey Brian, thanks for the info.
One thing I was waiting for was "where did you place your cuttings while in the propagation stage"? What light and temperature levels are best to get those roots started?
I was waiting for that too.
same
I added a little liquid fertilizer to some tomato cuttings. (I use plastic salad dressing bottles instead of cups -- the narrow tops support the cuttings much better.)
Not only did they root very quickly -- they started growing like crazy. I'll have to transplant them ahead of schedule so that they're in soil when the first flowers appear.
I like that u get right to the point.. thank you.
I tried to propegate last summer, but left them in the sunroom where I forgot about them and they died ☠ Pruned my basil a week ago and put the cuttings in water in the KITCHEN, and viola!! Roots! 💚 I did it with my zinnias also! Great suggestion and info! Thank you! Happy Sunday!! 🌞🌻🐝
I also love Basil, such fantastic flavor! One extra point once I transfer the cuttings to soil I make sure to keep them in a shady part of the yard away from slugs for about 1-2 weeks. Then I gradually move them to full sun. Thanks for your great videos, always inspiring! 😁💚👍
I have other garden sites that I visit but I always come back to you and get the best information about everything.
That was a really insightful video on how to do cuttings especially with the spaghetti bits at the end for the roots once again thank you😊 x
You're welcome!
Funny spaghetti roots
I love the flowers in salad big punch!!
Absolutely love my Basil - I lost mine in 2nd freeze here in Montgomery County, Texas
I brought it into our screen room back in February, but a couple weeks ago I forgot and a beautiful big pot of basil died with so much Basil to make alot of pesto , I'm so bummed,
Started new seeds to grow many beautiful Basil bushes !!
God bless you for all you do to teach such great informative content to this great community 😊
Hope everyone has a bumper crop this very hard economic year - WE ARE GONNA NEED AT OF HOME GROWN FOOD $$$$$
GOD BLESS
Mrs Josette Tharp
Montgomery County, Texas 🙏🏻
Thanks for the video. You have a lot of knowledge and experience, you explain sooooo well. I am going to try this. This year we are planting 4 raise beds for food; plain to can like my mother and grandmother. Thanks
You're so personable. I have a good time watching YOUR GARDEN TV.
Thank you 🙂
Holy basil is a wonderful medicinal plant....i let the seeds dry out, save them, and replant the following year. Thank you once again for a wonderful video!!
I love propagating basil and tomatoes! So much fun! I’m going to propagate some more basil today. I did some for my sister but after potting it up she didn’t water it enough and it died.
hello from Ivory Coast I love your videos! and I am hoing to start my tomato journey today thanks to you ! I hot some cherry tomatoes seeds ... ooh I am so excited !!!
Just love your videos!!!! The idea of taking a glass jar with water to the garden for cuttings is SUPERB! ICU to the rescue!!
Love your vids!! Very helpful hints!! A simple sterilization tool I use is a small fine misting spray head that fits to most 75% medical grade alcohol bottles . Spritz and go. Tools handles and all.
As a new gardener I love your tips in your videos. I am working on growing from seeds or propagating so your video was right on. I hate spending money on plants at the garden center then finding out they were not healthy.
That is so cool I never knew you can actually grow Basil like that. I love Basil I use it for cooking a lot. I gotta have it on hand. I have it my garden and for back in a pot. I love the purple ones which I need to fine some to grow which I didn't know it exist lol.
I love basil. I have some planted with my tomatoes and some just by itself. I also like mint, cilantro, parsley and dill. Thank you for the tutorial.
Basil is my Fav! I even named my little Beagle, Basil! I plant every couple weeks from seed in the early summer and then I also propagate! I love the spaghetti twist idea! Always learning! Thank you!
Great name!🐕🐕🌱🌱
I love that you named your dog Basil. Basil the beagle 😊
@@christineg5626 She's such a little cutie! I never dreamed I'd have a Beagle but my daughter came across this little girl who was the runt and not a hunter. So she was treated terribley. As soon as i saw her little face, I said bring her home, and I knew she was a Basil! ♥️
This is a great natural way that I will try. I normally use a root grow powder that I place on the stem them place the stem in moist soil.
Perfect timing for me as I was looking at my basil plants and wondering if I could "restart" them like what I've done with tomatoes. I appreciate your videos so much.
Made FRESH Pesto yesterday!! It was delicious!👌 I absolutely love it!! Thanks for your video information!!💞
Yum! You're welcome!
Me too!!!
Thank you! I love Basil and have four kinds in my garden. I didn’t know you could start it from cuttings. I will put Saran Wrap over the jar and poke a hole in it for the cutting so the leaves don’t touch the water.
Thanks! I needed help propagating the Tulsi basil/ Holy basil.
I just went to my backyard and got some cuttings, thank you for this prompt and educational lesson, as always! 👍😀
Thank you!
Wow love your show, so much great info, I am becoming a much better gardener just by watching you. Thank you so much
Ok I’ve been growing wonderful basil for years and never new this...THANK YOU I’m on my way out back to get my clippings now.
Thanks for the basil plant propagation tips. Hope mine do well. My tomato clippings are growing and I’m crazy happy. Hope you do a video about cilantro. It’s one herb that hates me. 😤
I have learned so much from you!! Thank you!!
Didn't know that about the flowers prohibiting propagation. Thanks for the informative lesson and I dig the new haircut!
This is perfect for this morning. It's time to get basil growing going!!
Yes!
Thanks Brian, I will prune my basil plants and starts some new cuttings. I am excited about trying your suggestions. Keep up the good work and helping us novice gardeners.
I’m fixing to prune my basil. Hopefully they will root easy.
Linda from Jacksonville, FL
Great video thanks heaps. The twirling the roots like spaghetti trick is very useful and will work in other planting scenarios too I think. And the addition of a viewer's suggestion of the waxed paper cover trick will help too.
That WAS a good idea. I'm including it in the FAQ vid.
awesome info; -I've been doing this all wrong till now
Great job Brian. It's nice having you back and functioning. Great series of videos.
Thank you
Basil dill and carrots throw in some onions garlic...now grow some tomato...love the smell of basil and dill
Awesome! I'm going to try propagating them into my Aquaponics system!
I took Thai basil from a Vietnamese restaurant and placed it in water. Now it’s rooting!
Only a master gardener would think of doing something like that and I love it!
I'm becoming addicted. Thanks.
Tomorrow I have to see how much of my garden this tropical storm destroyed. This video cheered me up! Thanks
Oh no. Good luck😳
Good luck!
I came back to rewatch how to start new basil plants!
I’m always learning something new with you, I’ll be growing basil from now on.🌱
Thank you for all the information in your videos. My wife and I planted some basil last year in our herb garden. We were both a bit frustrated when it didn't come back this year. We ended up replacing it with lemon balm in fact. We may have to give it another try.
Great timing. I bought some basil to eat earlier today and will try to get double mileage by eating part of each and try to create roots on the stem.
,Thank you great information I really needed it thanks
Very well explained!
Thank you!!!! Very helpful video!
So I tried it and it worked! Several basil have lovely roots which I just planted today 🤞
When you first put the cuttings in water - did you have them in a sunny windowsill or elsewhere? I'm learning a lot from your videos - Thank You for them!
Thank you! I’ll have to start some seeds. I’m in Nor Cal, so I have plenty of time 😄
Yes you do👍
I just lay them in a shallow ceral bowel and lean them to the side. I can put in 5 to 6 cutting and in a week I have a lot of root growth. Then I plant them is a red cup, and plant them after about another week of growth.
Thanks, I never thought of doing this with Basil.
I do the same with Mojito mint. I buy a bunch in the grocery store and make several plants it’s just so much easier to do
SUCH a great teacher!!
I love these videos 🙂
Thank you
Thanks for sharing this I,am thinking that this proscess can be done with other plants
? Where do you place the newly planted cuttings of basil or any plant cuttings for that matter?? Thanks a lot for your video information..
As a new Spring and summer gardener I used to only plant herbs and tomatoes but with the pandemic I started experimenting on vegetables and youy video tips and trip tricks my goodness I always love gardening! I have a question I live in Virginia and I was wondering when do I start planting my seeds outside I do not have a greenhouse And so I prefer to plant Directly in the ground I usually buy like tomatoes from The Home Depot garden store and peppers 🌶 When do I put them outside I live in Orange County Virginia, thank you for all your tips..
If you go to my website and click downloads I have an automatic fill in sheet. Just enter your last frostbdate (you can find that there also) and it will tell you when to plant what! Www.nextlevelgardening.tv
The channel name change is a good one! 👍 Being in upstate NY zone 5, I probably scrolled past California Gardening a few times before realizing your gardening info is relevant to all, your yard is lovely to behold, and your presentation so great. Are you a school teacher by profession?!
Now it's my favorite. 😀
Ps: I propagated my basil cuttings last month and now have so many 4" pots I'm thinking of leaving them on neighbors doorsteps 😄
Thank you. Great idea on the gifts.
I'm trying that. Tried starting some Thai basil from seed but only sprouted and then did nothing. Any suggestion on why they did not grow . thanks for all the information you share. It's educational
TY. I didn't know. Will try.
Good information. Thank you
Best Gardening channel on TH-cam! So much helpful information.
Thank you!
@@NextLevelGardening May I ask what part of California are you in? I'm in Santa Clarita Valley.
Vta county
@@NextLevelGardening VTA County?
@@FrazierMtnCheese 👍
I love all your videos. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge! 💚
Thank YOU for watching!
Hi sir, I watched your video and is really good. I was wondering myself what mistake I have done to plant this basil. I bought from Home Depot a small basil plant and look so great. So I put it on my backyard outdoor and direct full sun maybe around 6 to 8 hours and I watered the plant everyday , but after a month later the plant started to die slowly. I tried number of times and the result are the same. Do you have any advice and what mistake I have done. Your response is appreciated and thank you very much.
Use a topo Chico bottle, deep watering for multiple leaf nodes and cool to watch them grow!
I love propagating basil! It's one of the easiest things to propagate. I ordered some African blue basil online when it got here it was very laggy and kind of pitiful because it went through the mail system in the highest heat of the year. I cut it in half It started propagating as soon as it got here. Even if it was in it's pitiful state and it's doing great now.
Tomatoes are definitely right up there too though.
Thank You 🙏 for the nice information, always I learn something from your videos. Thank you for all your time and effort in making these videos
You're welcome!
Off subject, but thot to tell you I topped my Bell peppers as you showed, and fertilized with the Neptune Fish & Seaweed and WOW! An explosion of healthy and bushy growth. I'll restart my basil and use the fertilizer on them too, when they get big enuf. Thanx again, Brian.
Awesome!!
I have found if I use the water out of my aquarium. They seem to put on roots a little quicker and they don't seem to wilt as much.
Makes sense!
Fish poop is a good fertilizer.
Nice tip.
Oh wow. Catching up on all your videos. Learning sooo much. Whole new world which you make very doable and fun. I am so looking forward to more videos and my garden growing. Thanks.
I could only find one tomato shoot suitable for a cutting but its performing very well, never wilted. Its probably too late in the season for it now but I’ll be doing it next season. Thanks for the tip Brian.
Great! You're welcome!
I am in the middle of doing this for the third year with tomatoes. I was unsure as to what to do when they start wilting, but this time I brought them indoors where it was cooler and stood them in front of a fan and within a very short time they were okay and standing tall. The sunlight was simply too much to cope with, especially with little to no breeze outside.
Enjoyed this video. Pity I've already pulled up my basil to dry it. It's winter in NZ now and I have no hothouse
What a cool trick s the spaghetti root planting. Thanks!
Very good video ! I will try this ! I have done it before but never got that many roots after 10 days!!!do you think it’s to do with temperature? ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🤔
Hi! Probably the temp. They were in the shade but it's warm.
Excellent idea. I just do not understand why you do not use one of those larger plastic cups for growing thr rooted basil in (with a hole in the bottom). Wouldn't it be better for ther plants if the roots do not get twirled around?
my basil did great in containers outdoors this summer. I'm going to take some cuttings. Will these be ok in water thru the winter? Or do I have to plant them in pots indoors?
WOW just 10 days . I wonder if a larger pot would work. Great info thanks.
Yes it would
Thank you Brian you made that look so simple.
One thing people rarely seem to mention in propagating videos - what about sunlight? Indirect only? And do they then need any hardening off?
Thank you for this video. I have already been doing this for my basil. I hope to keep the next batch of basil inside my house. Cold temps start in late October so I am getiting ready! I will also try with spearmint and peppermint for tea during cold winter months.
What do you do to keep the insects from hatching? We transferred some pepper plants last year, cleaning off most of the garden soil from the roots and replacing it with potting soil, and still had little bichos hatching and flying around inside.
@@groussac Try to sprinkle some cinnamon around the soil. That helps reduce the bichitos from hatching.
@@jacquelineanthony881 Thanks Jacqueline. I'll give it a try. The bichitos are resourceful and very determined, but perhaps the cinnamon will confuse them for a while...
You're an inspiration. I'm doing this tomorrow. Thanks.
Great info. Hope I can find some new basil branches that have never bloomed.
I did some tomato cuttings on larger branches. The ones I put in water rooted then I put them in soil and they are doing very well. The ones I put straight into potting soil died.
Joanie S I have a volunteer cherry tomato plant that’s doing amazing. I wanted to clone it and so I took a cut stem and did the same thing, put it in soil. It wilted immediately. I thought it was lost but put it in water to see if I could save it, from me, and it miraculously revived. By the time roots were ready for planting, about ten days, it already had flowers! My two year old loves cherry tomatoes so I’m hoping I don’t mess up again.
Do this at the end of your growing season then when they are happy in pots, overwinter them. This will get you an early start on next season.
@@zed1966 I accidentally planted twice the cherry tomatoes. LOL I thought I was planting 4 Money Makers and 4 cherry, but so far all I'm getting are cherry plants from those. 😄 I also planted 2 beefsteak that are thriving. My 2 Brandywines are struggling. I had to dispose of one, and while the other looks happy and healthy, no fruit from the blossoms, yet. 😢 I have made cuttings to try for more, though.
@@AtlantaTerry Excellent suggestion. Thanks! I have room in a well lit basement with lights. Going to try it.
@@joanies6778 the trick with overwintering is limited watering and no fertilization. Since the plants are not growing rapidly and/or producing fruit, they don't need a lot of water. Some of my overwintered hot pepper plants are five years old. Here in Atlanta, they spend winter in an unheated garage near a line of windows. They sit off the cold floor on a small wood pallet the kind folks at Lowe's gave me. The plants stay outside unless the temperature is predicted to drop below 40*F, then they come inside until it warms up again.