Basil, How To Grow More Than You Can Eat

[@takeitmarie]

i have no idea how i ended up here but i'm definitely going to try this

[@HenryPiffpaff]

marehy Me too. Stumbled upon it, remembered the weak, yellowy basil on our balcony and not the first cuttings are already in the water :)

[@takeitmarie]

thats cool! i hope youll get unlimited basil :) im going to try it as soon as i get home from my vacation

[@tvm73827]

The magic of Google Analytics! It’s not a big deal that you were presented this video but it is indeed impressive that you watched it till the end and posted a comment!! That’s engagement and Google gets paid for it. Scary!!!

[@johanneshalberstadt3663]

At first I wanted to try it, too. The O realized, that I'd have to invest in a grow light, pots and soil, wich by itself will probably amount to the equivalent of at least ten to maybe fourty store bought basil plants. And I don't even eat that much basil. Plus you have to keep at it, invest time and energy. To me, it doesn't seem worth it. I guess you might have to do this for a year to start being even or saving money

[@izzhipp4971]

Same here. Great info. I bought all of my herbs today as a matter of fact. Got them going into an indoor planter with a light . ill be doing cuttings also.

[@TheRealGrandadNo1]

As an old gardener that has been propagating herbs/plants like this for many years, I would like to say what a great video and commentary this has been to enjoy. How anyone can give this a "thumbs down" is beyond me, this is instructive, concise and informative. Thank you for posting, I wish you well in gardening and in life.

[@calmblueocean7243]

I totally agree with you sir! 🌱

[@pamwarren24]

@@calmblueocean7243 There's always ONE.....sigh.

I wouldn't say it's concise, the gist of it was clear at about 20% of the video.

[@nareshgb1]

those must be monsanto employees

[@tonyao6668]

It's too long. Just show us how.

[@leeluv96]

I kept falling asleep because I watched this at 4am. But every time I opened my eyes there were more and more plants getting bigger and bigger 😯

[@katuk1]

😂😂

[@JNYC-gb1pp]

This comment made me laugh my ass off! hahaha

[@leeluv96]

@@JNYC-gb1pp, but it's truuuuuuue. 😂😂😂

[@valamaas]

That is not a bad experience. I had a micro sleep in front of the TV. A micro sleep of which I did not know I had a sleep. I go, why am I watching the Brady Bunch!?

[@leeluv96]

@@valamaas , OH NO not the Brady's 😵 LOL too funny

[@Chardonbois]

As a reformed basil serial killer I'd like to congratulate you on a very informative and professional video which has done a great service to basil-kind!

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed my video. I'm happy to hear your basil killing days are over now.

[@TheToneBender]

I tried this. Now my whole house is overgrown with basil. I can't eat it fast enough. All I eat is basil. I am dying. Send help in the form of guinea pigs and rabbits. Please.

[@ferrariramsgobrrr]

just make lots of pesto and freeze it or put it in jars as gifts for friends and family - problem solved and you're the most popular person around!

[@cindyd4333]

Leave your house immediately. My aunt died of basil overgrowth this summer, and it's not a pleasant way to go. She discovered this back in 2018 and in 3 months her house was completely overgrown with basil. She couldn't eat it fast enough. All she ate was basil, and she was dying. Still she wasn't fast enough and the basil outgrew the pots and started to colonise the sink and then the bathtub. The roots extended into the plastic water pipes which burst and flooded the house. The basil was able to take root and colonise the wet floor and my aunty, weakened from a diet of just basil was unable to go on let alone fight the basil back down. RIP aunt Fanny. You will always live on in our hearts.

[@80sMeavyHetal]

@@ferrariramsgobrrr Hehe, wanted to write the same thing ;)

[@chatteyj]

@@ferrariramsgobrrr What else do you need to make pesto?

[@5333cate]

@@chatteyj cheese and garlic

[@kentthompson5858]

I can't believe how much I learned--not just about basil, but about gardening in general--in one 20-minute video. Thank you!

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you've found my video so educational.

[@HaniJIsmail]

@@Gardeningat58N Great video but would this method work for other plants?

[@aingealtara1479]

.. I love Basil, really and I use it for most anything.. Even as a wee little snack.. Now I certainly have to try grow my own☘️🤗 thank you ever so much for sharing this idea and showing how to do..

[@aingealtara1479]

@Tarkus.. You can use this method with any other herb plant too 🤗🌞

[@HaniJIsmail]

@@aingealtara1479 thanks for answering my question :) since I posted that comment I was able to take 4 cuttings from a small grocery plant. They rooted and no they are all slowly growing in individual containers and hopefully I can take cuttings from them and keep it going

[@desiinscotland]

As an Italian living in Scotland and trying not to kill my cheap basil plant from Aldi (with bad results) I find this video extremely helpful, grazie

[@ThePinkBinks]

I know I'm a year late but don't keep it in the pot you got it in. They put too many seeds in each pot and sell them to you right before they'd die from running out of space. They're overgrown and have eaten up all their food. Best way is to put them in a bigger pot and take cuttings. You need to add nutrients too, not just water to their pot. Add a spoon of compost now and then as the level of soil goes down. They're hungry and malnourished. Feed them. 🙂

[@JohnMoseley]

@@ThePinkBinks Thanks. I'd already tried simply repotting in better soil (worked for a friend) and still ended up with a pathetic specimen. Will try giving it a feed now.

[@ThePinkBinks]

John Moseley No problem. 🙂 When you get some healthy looking cuttings... about 8 inches long... do a 45° cut just below a node (where a couple of leaves are poking out of the stem) - think of it as a finger joint if fingers grew leaves out of each knuckle. Trim it of all the leaves except the top 4 sets of leaves or so. That should be enough to keep the cutting alive and drink the sunlight. Dip the cut ends in a cutting/cloning solution if you want to. (I highly recommend Clonex for this.) That's about an inch of dip and you only need a very thin layer. Then... pop them in cups of water and put the cups where it'll get good light and warmth. Changing the water every few days is best because that puts fresh oxygen into the water. It'll take about a month (more or less) to grow root nubs. They look a bit strange on basil. If it sort of looks like it's developing pimples under the water then that's good. Those are roots. Some of the lower leaves will start wilting and turning yellow. That's good. It is relocating parts of the leaves to turn into roots. Let the roots get big enough to hold them in good soil mix. (That's maybe another couple of weeks.) Snip off the leaves that died to make roots before the whole cutting turns yellow when you've planted them. (Or if they're in danger of going mouldy.) Water it as you would any other herb when needed. If you need practice then mint is incredibly easy to clone from. It'll clone much, much faster than other plants but it's great to learn the technique. Yay! Lots and lots of lovely, lovely basil! ❤ 😄 Your original pot can keep growing fresh cuttings for you if you keep adding nutrients and topping up the soil and shouldn't die as you're keeping it small by taking frequent cuttings. Topping up with good compost is likely all the nutrition they'll need but seaweed is a superfood for your plants so you can add that if you like. (Liquid kelp.) This method is called the cup method. There are other ways but this one requires no special set up or equipment. 🙂 Enjoy your unlimited basil. 😁

[@ThePinkBinks]

John Moseley Oh... also look into how to pasteurize your soil with hydrogen peroxide just in case fungus gnats or fungus is eating away at the roots of your original plant. That might be why it's sick. Off the top of my head it was... Assuming you're using a 3% strength solution of H.Peroxide: 50ml mixed into 2 litres of water and poured through the soil should clean that supermarket soil. That's too much for one batch obviously but you can figure out the ratio from there. I'd need to dig out my notebooks to write out my calculations but use that as your starting point and the maths is pretty simple. 6% strength is double so double the water too... and so on and so on. It took me a while to figure out that amount but only use it as a medicine. 😉 It'll kill off the nasties in the soil and create oxygen in the root zone as a by product. Don't worry if you hear a very mild hissing or see bubbling. That solution shouldn't be too strong to burn the roots and should only kill whatever is making your plant sick. You can spray the top of the soil with that solution if fungus gnats find your plants in the future too. Don't use household bleach - it's the hydrogen peroxide you get from the pharmacy sold for mouthwash and bleaching hair. 🙃

[@JohnMoseley]

​@@ThePinkBinks My supermarket basil plants have _always_ died and I think it's mostly down to the fact that that's basically what they're designed to do. But that's a great tip and I'll definitely take it up if I things don't improve beforehand, so thanks.

[@minagica]

I found a way to have the rooted cuttings not become droopy after transplantation into soil: keep the soil drenched for 24 hours by having the pots stand in something deep in which the water is about 1/2 up the height of the pot. This creates an intermediary environment between the water their roots are used to and the soil they will be living in. After the 24 hours, take them out and let the soil drain and then maintain as usual 😊

[@equisader]

Watched this video not long ago. Purchased a decent looking basil plant and a lamp and started i now have 7 basil plants and another six waiting to be planted up. It works. Fresh delicious basil during the winter. Lovely!

[@sierraglade39]

What kind of lamp did you use?

[@gracegwozdz8185]

What LAMP????

[@lisabelanger8451]

what kind of lamp????

[@terrynicholson5214]

What type of lamp did you get?

[@terrynicholson5214]

@kotugirl Weerasekare what lumen number is good? Thanks

[@annamanda1143]

My little store bought basil plant doesn't know what is going to hit it in a few minutes! Thanks for concise instruction and terrific clear visuals.

[@ajablue651]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🌱

[@SuperPorchswing]

Come back in six months and let us know how you managed to eat your UNLIMITED basil.

[@amaranthim]

Well, do warn the poor thing before cutting and remember to say thank you ;)

[@katikasafari6295]

How’s your plant doing ?

[@atiamohamedbhai4195]

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[@PreshKidd1887]

Straight to the point, no clickbait, and great knowledge and actionable steps. Thank you for a great video!!

[@zeruzio1345]

@Man Lee thank you for thanking the commenter, have a great day!

[@mimiashford5544]

I know.. I wish I could donate a little $$ to him bc the information is THAT useful and time/money saving.

[@Nihilistic_Optimist]

The title is click baity... but what's on the hook is delicious and nourishing

[@BlessedBeyondCompare]

I started out thinking I was a terrible gardener... then I moved into a house that had existing rose bushes and gave them a bit of rose food... they grew like CRAZY! I loved taking care of them and bringing fresh roses in. Then my dad in law went to visit family for two months, and said I could continue watering his tomato plants or just let them die out... I kept watering and grew quite attached to those plants, so I tried to find out if there was a way to keep them going despite the impending frost. I learned about plant propagation and now I am HOOKED. I got a basil plant from the store and thinned it out into other containers(since there are several plants in one pot here in the US, to make the plant look bushier, etc). Now I'm going to try to propagate them and I want so many gardening supplies... haha! It's truly becoming an addiction to me! Crazy how something so simple can be so fascinating. I love it and I'm hoping that my two tomato plants survive so I can give one to my dad-in-law upon his return to say, "Here! You can have more tomatoes with this!" :D

[@Gleichtritt]

Two years ago but hey why not: I think gardening is so satisfying because all we want all the time, is positive growth and gardening is giving that. Maybe humans are just meant to be gardeners and that's why we love it. Funny thing is I started trying to treat my business with the same feelings as I have for the garden and that really makes it more fun.

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Legend has it that this man has over 10,000 basil plants in his home and he is still cutting below the node.

[@FAMUxTINxREx]

Im a noob at this gardening stuff. Ive read that were meant to cut above the node, but this guy gave an explanation of why to cut below the node... O.o You got any insight bro, as to which way is right?

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

@@FAMUxTINxREx The node is actually called a meristem. There are apical merstems and axillary meristems. That node he is referring to allows more growth. After cutting below the node, the new root system comes out of it. If you want a taller plant, you cut above the node. If you want a new plant, you cut below the node. You can control the height as well as width of the plant by cutting at the apical or axillary meristems.

[@FAMUxTINxREx]

@@ninjanerdstudent6937 my brain is overheating.

[@tommysunderland776]

@@ninjanerdstudent6937 Do you know what grow lamp he is using or if there are any that you recommend? I've been looking at them but there is a lot of information out there that kinda just left me confused.

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

@@tommysunderland776 The only grow lamps I've ever seen were in my college's green house solarium. Whatever you are planting will definitely have high yields due to the grow lamps.

[@brandonlantier]

I went from one plant to 35 in about 2 months thanks to you!

[@sjwestmo]

Thanks for showing beginning, middle and end of the process- really above and beyond for us viewers

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I hope showing all the stages helped

[@trixsta54]

Yes can I agree that it definitely helped out alot. Thanks so much

[@chasinglife43]

Gardening at 58 North The time lapse was awesome to actually see every single aspect of the growing. Also showing how the plants that were under the lights differed from the plants that were just in the window. Spectacular video, perfectly detailed, many thanks!

[@igitahimsa5871]

@@Gardeningat58N Yes it sure did. The time lapse really got the point across too. Thank you for putting all the effort you did into making and posting this great video :-)!

[@reveninja5252]

It's the most useful and informative plant tutorial I've ever seen. The info about cutting just below the node to root and just above nodes to regrow/prune was golden! It explains why so many times I failed. I was pruning randomly and did not know that plant directs it's energy always to the top of the plant...Thanks, it's really really useful, it will help me to grow correctly the next basil I will have.

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, the nodes are important for almost all cuttings, not just Basil. I hope your cuttings grow well for you.

[@rachelalex9374]

Oh yes!!! I agree wholeheartedly…. I will be using this method from now on 🥰🥰

[@Shedding]

They say that every person you meet can either add or subtract from your happiness. You sir, just added a ton of points to my happiness. I love pesto, and I am going to get myself a 3 dollar plant. Edit: fixed auto correct errors.

[@BlessedBeyondCompare]

I agree with you - Love me some basil and love me some pesto... bout to go to TOWN!

[@pingupenguin2474]

You will also need a bag of compost and some pots. In UK conditions, unless you have a radiator shelf and window above on sunny side of the building, progress will be much slower. I know because I tried it ( I am also in Scotland)( 56N )

[@nomikopp387]

I bought some basil last year and it even lived thru winter! After watching your video the first time I decided to take some cuttings before the mother plant completely died. The little starts really struggled (no grow light) but eventually grew into beautiful lush plants. I was so proud of them. Ridiculously. Now the heat is making them bolt so I watched you for the 3rd time. Now I'll cut the tops & start rooting again. You have changed my life. Thanks so much 😊

[@leannekenyoung]

Yes whenever you see those little flowers starting at the top cut them off and the bunch of leaves surrounding them then use them even the flowers are edible and beautiful in a salad! Once you cut the top off it will make the plant grow out the sides more and will become a bushier plant. 🙏🏻🥰🇨🇦

[@PlayCodeCreate]

Awe. I just hit here today and this is my favorite comment ❤️

[@Coltrabagar]

The "node" advise is very helpful. Thank you.

[@williamkiefer1792]

My wife started an indoor herb garden a few months back. “It’ll be fun,” she said. “We’ll have fresh herbs,” she said. Somehow, I inherited these fragrant, water sucking weeds and most of them end up in the freezer. When people come over, I badger them into taking “just a few” snips with them. Now she wants to start an indoor vegetable garden. yay. Anyone interested in a few snips of basil?Two different varieties! How about dill? Parsley? Oregano? Shoot, I’ll even throw in some hibiscus cuttings for you to propagate.

[@leeturner3750]

😂🤣👍🏼

[@sam666satan]

Honestly I’d be down. Probably far healthier than one from the shops 😂

[@TankYou90]

I've always wanted to do it but my mother says it's useless we can just buy them

[@LexxiKitty]

Where do I sign up for this? XD sounds great hahaha

[@peppaoni8678]

do you ship to germany? 😂

[@IvonaFlakus]

I have learned more in those 18 min. than in 2 days of high school lectures

[@stefanbogner6237]

You got basil as school subject? Cool.

[@saritshull3909]

@@stefanbogner6237 biology and natural sciences

[@maple494]

we had to grow our own crops during summer break for a school thing and they didnt even give us instructions this 18 minute video was more helpful than a 2 hour lesson

[@rolinychupetin]

Because this time you were paying attention, dear.

[@jwbnscacpt]

I wish this video kept going, I want to see a million little basils. Great video! Thanks! Going to start my basil enterprise now.

[@PaulVarricchione]

I can count on one hand how many times I've come here and gotten precisely what I was looking for in one video and this is one of them. Brilliant.

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad my video was exactly what you were looking for. good luck with growing your basil.

[@skaramicke]

Soo ... somewhere between one and five times?

[@nuclearthreat545]

Paul Varricchione is that a insult? saying he has so few videos that achieve that being less than 10

[@kadielawrence8259]

That’s what I was just thinking, this is exactly what I was looking for, so glad I stumbled upon it!

[@franceswatts4001]

nuclearthreat545 I took it as meaning KZbin in general, not this particular KZbinr.

[@sealed2mybff]

This is exactly the kind of info I need right now! I knew I was doing something wrong when all my basil gets woody instead of bushy. And more I learn not only how to make it grow bushy, but also how to have continuous plants. This is freaking awesome! Thank you!

[@Gardeningat58N]

I'm glad you found my video useful :)

[@GoblinQueen2008]

I used to have such a problem getting a supermarket basil plant to last even through the winter. With your advice, I'm awash with as much fresh basil as I want. Thank you. You have taught me something amazing. :}

[@bluebirdonmyshoulder5633]

I called my husband while he was on his way home yesterday asking him to pick up more basil for the tomato soup I was in the process of making and this pops up today in my recommendations...definitely not a coincidence.

[@farrjarr]

Clearly.. basil is watching you. 👍

[@thisiscaitlinskitchen_8127]

roses are red violets are blue my basil grew because of you u just got urself a new subscriber

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, welcome to my channel. P.S. I like the poem :)

[@thisiscaitlinskitchen_8127]

@@Gardeningat58N thanks

[@bigtallpap]

If you had told me this morning when I woke up, that I would watch a 19 minute video on Basil growing, I wouldn't have believed you, but this was great. Tempted to try this myself, although not sure I'll be investing in growing lamps just yet.

[@danalbert418]

Thank you for including time lapse,.. people want to see results, instead of taking their word for the outcome!! Wonderful!!

[@whatinspiresu]

I kept wondering and waiting for a reason why there were ANY thumbs down on this video. I'm still wondering. This is fantastic. I've always had trouble with basil. I eat it faster than it can grow. THANK YOU for showing us how to grow more!

[@certaindeath7776]

because growing from seeds costs about the same, and is much easier and less time consumig? (i neither gave a thumb up or down)

[@VesnaVK]

@@certaindeath7776 I didn't thumb either way. I agree about growing basil from seed. Then you can be more intentional about the variety, also.

[@sirtinley-knot2944]

people thumbs down if they don't want similar videos to be recommended

[@trig3017]

Friend: how much basil do you use in your spaghetti? Me: oh, you know, about 7 cups.

[@tattooedbyderek]

Haha

[@timwarner5540]

This guy has crossed the Basil line

[@tutsecret499]

@@timwarner5540 LOL

[@markwhitmore9326]

Mmmmmm........basily.

[@Mark-ql2wp]

@@timwarner5540 Not a "Waldorf" salad a "Fawlty Towers" salad. BASIL!!!!

[@cheezycatnip8352]

Hey there, I hope you still read the comments. I wanted to say thankyou, followed this and have successfully grown my own basil...great vids...

[@Gardeningat58N]

That's great, I'm glad my video has helped you to grow your own basil.

[@frangourdet]

I think this has been the most informative video I've seen on growing store-bought Basil. Lots of great detail that I missed in other videos. Thank you.

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you found my video so informative. Hopefully you will be able to grow plenty of healthy Basil now.

[@Janewomanpower]

Ok so many positive comments. Clicked Subscribe.

[@crespoopserc]

Good stuff. My neighbor took her basil leaves from her plant and tossed it. I took it, replanted it and months later, I have more than I can eat.

[@BlessedBeyondCompare]

I freakin' love gardening. I wasted so much money before I learned the ways of the garden ninja. haha

[@L0veepanicc]

those timelapses were so satisfying! 💚

[@cindersmolloy6584]

Excellent. My father taught me this in the 60's but you have refreshed my memory on the finer points, thank you. A really useful post, very clearly explained.

[@tinaduster2851]

My mom gave me her spindly, sad basil plant to keep alive when she went on vacation. I followed your instruction on how to take cuttings and root them. I now have 6 plants ready for dirt! I'm so excited! Thank you for this video. It was very interesting and super helpful!

[@the_olleuserswithtiyolowel9786]

Were you changing the water daily? I'm using the natural sunlight btw

[@tinaduster2851]

@@the_olleuserswithtiyolowel9786 I'm so sorry! I didn't realize there was a question for me! No, I just stuck the cuttings in water and let them be. I made sure to add more water when it had evaporated away, but I didn't change the water. I hope your cuttings were successful anyway.

[@PianoKwanMan]

@@tinaduster2851 Have you tried to put two plants in the same pot? My window sill can only take about 3 pots (more, but I want to have other plants than just basil)

[@tinaduster2851]

@@PianoKwanMan I have 1 plant in a 5 inch clay pot, but I had 3 plants in a 10 inch pot that were doing very well until I neglected them. They're dead now, but the single plant survived.

[@debcobern312]

Here's a trick when transplanting from water to a soil mix. Keep the plants very wet for the first week and gradually let the pots dry out a bit until they are at the normal moisture content for that plant.They will acclimate much faster to their new environment.

[@CraigMansfield]

Deb Cobern Good advice

[@s.adamzenussi9841]

Do you then have to add some water to the pots at the beginning and if so how much?

[@bellisperennis42]

@@s.adamzenussi9841 : What @Deb Cobern means writing "Keep the plants very wet for the first week ..." is - keep the SOIL in the pots with the freshly transplanted plants VERY WET. :-) "... and gradually let the pots [the soil in the pots] dry out a bit until they are at the normal moisture content for that plant."

[@s.adamzenussi9841]

@@bellisperennis42 -Thank you. Appreciated.

[@Georges.Abitbol]

The thing is you will need good oxygenation too. So... Light and spongy soil would be ideal with moderate but frequent watering at the begining.

[@yaj126]

I didn't search for this video, but still I'm glad I found it and I'm very glad you made it, thank you!

[@akiraawooch]

Did not search for this either, but idk why i stayed cuz i have a massive basil garden XD.

[@listerinebottle63]

never did any planting in my life but i still enjoyed this

[@annamamo3645]

FRESH BASIL PESTO: 10 cups Fresh Basil 1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 8 Garlic Cloves ¼ cup Pinoli (Pine Nuts) ¾ cup Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese, approx. Salt & Pepper to taste Use a pestle and mortar to grind it.

[@maedae759]

Thanks !! Gonna try this!

[@louiseann_venusandneptune]

i love pesto that's why i'm here - to grow enough basil - thanks for the recipe, Anna, added bonus!!

[@EmmaRichardson]

Lightly toast your pine nuts first - the flavour gets even better - but be careful, they're easy to burn!

[@Alexa-dj7dm]

Thank you for the recipe 😄

[@maryperez1235]

Anna Mamo many don’t add garlic

[@ivandenkov7446]

Google sniffing me again, never searched anything about basil. Last week my gf bought live basil from the store and here are coming the recommendations from youtube. Stalkers.

[@jordanw9377]

Same. Today I pruned, repotted, and fertilized my two wooded basil plants. Didn't google anything, but I did have my phone with me at the time.

[@kristynacuzova3387]

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[@Steelmage99]

@@kristynacuzova3387 Lol

[@cheesyspace]

Same but i googled something.

[@kristynacuzova3387]

@@Steelmage99 This account is no longer in use

[@LCC144]

I tried this out, planted some in pots inside and the rest outside in a garden bed. I am drowning in basil. Constantly searching for recipes that require basil lol

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

A quick yummy snack: put a fresh basil leaf or two on a slice of flavorful tomato, and then stack that whole thing on a slice of fresh mozzarella (the kind that comes kinda wet), and dress it up a bit if you like, with perhaps a bit of salt and/or lemon pepper, and/or drizzle some aged balsamic vinegar on them. It’s a very tasty snack!!

[@philipcolebatch4067]

I make Pesto and freeze in ice block trays and freeze. In fact because I have a Vacuum sealing m/c before I freeze, last for ages.

[@sandywu1016]

Dry them

[@blackg0076]

@@philipcolebatch4067 I try and make a large batch of pesto , 500 gm to a Kg at a time every few months . keeps in the fridge for months , i give the kids a jar when ever they come over . I also make lots of bruschetta during the year. I make different flavours with different nuts , sundried tomato and different hard cheeses and adding some extra herbs . special note dont forget to label chilli pesto that the wife might think is sundried tomato , got into trouble for that one.

[@philipcolebatch4067]

@@blackg0076 That is a lot of Basil??!!

[@cinderyw4438]

I've tried this since the beginning of '21 and I'll add a few things for better success: 1. Mother plants obtained from seed produce sturdier cutlings for the conditions of your garden. Sow your future mother plant in a wide area and plant the cutlings around it. Rooting fresh storebought basil may eventually turn purple and die. 2. Cutlings' stems tend to bend in a hook shape while in the water. This might happen because of weight and/or plant stress and will harden when they get their roots. You can straighten them with your fingers while they are flexible but they might break if they have been in water for a few days already, as they will be hardening, and even if you straighten the basil stems they will still stay bent a little until they get their roots so be very delicate with the process. Unbent basil will help the plant to establish better in the end, but it's all a matter of preference- you can have it slightly bent up and improve water and nutrient gathering if you rather water and fertilize your plants shallowly. 3. You can still have sucessful rooting if you cut just after a node to get your cutlings- the stem area will get roots too, provided it has at least a node and a total of 1.5-2 inches of stem. It's almost guaranteed two new tops for every mature stem and node every time you cut. Basil tops will mature enough stem and node area for a new pair of cutlings every week and a half in healty plants, so you can get four or five new cutlings weekly and get a huge basil load even faster.

[@pipper4747]

I have no idea how youtube recommend these videos, but I was making a sandwich a while aho, which I put most of my basil on. I was thinking oh man I wish I had tons of basil. I love basil! ... and here I go on youtube and see this ... its magic

[@Gardeningat58N]

I sometimes wonder if youtube can read minds.

[@prashantsuyal6206]

haha cause your smartphone (google Facebook mic. ) catches keywords and recommend related content to you. happens to me all the time. i even got emails regarding same product.

[@ombaomba9287]

haha ikr!

[@jephilologist]

It's because big brother is watching.

[@Serai3]

YT is always recommending ridiculous crap I have no interest in, so I guess you're lucky.

[@mikedavey1996]

On the west coast of Canada (Pacific Northwest) they sell small pots of live basil in the grocery store for cooking. There are at least 20 plants per pot, sold for between $4 and $6. They tend to be spindly but it does save a lot of time bypassing the sprouting stage and it doesn't take long for them to fill out. I buy one or two of those, soak them for 15 minutes then carefully transplant. Usually there is enough to fill a 4x8 foot plot. I harvest at least a half dozen times, the first time in about 35 days. I usually get about five kilos total. I use a food processor and chop it up with a bit of olive oil and freeze in muffin tins, then I pop them out and store in ziplock bags. The olive oil helps protect the basil from freezer burn.

[@als1023]

Brilliant, thank you for the idea!

[@splintercat]

Thank you for the suggestion! As a fellow west-coast Canadian this is helpful advice. :)

[@jakefallon2335]

I can see a new window box coming on.

[@transamgirl4443]

I have never ever had luck with growing these from the grocery store...not sure why except that theyre overcrowded and poorly cared for in the store....but maybe i should start them in water??? I grow basil just fine, but i cant seem to transplant the grocery version. Freezing basil that way would make great pesto later on.

[@O1OO1O1]

Would freezing the basil in water not have a similar benefit? Does it have to be oil?

[@Immort4llity]

It is so delightful to watch your plants grow in the timelapses. :)

[@nevarre5477]

So satisfying....made me smile

[@sueddahtf]

This is what the Internet was like before it was ruined. Bravo, Monsieur! Bravo!

[@aprillemusic7732]

He unruined it

[@LabRat6619]

I never searched this topic but discussed it with my wife casually the other day 🤔 Google has big ears

[@КотикМилый-ы2ы]

Good luck everyone the fact that I just got a bazil plant and this showed up

[@leonard8766]

It also watches what you watch on KZbin so your google searches correlates with what you watch....

[@Kayenne54]

Exactly. People have been calling me paranoid. As the movie said "you are not paranoid enough". Told my cat, in the HALLWAY, away from my computer, that I'd replace her with a good dog, after she shredded my couch. Went to KZbin and there were ADS for rescue dogs. This was in 2012.

[@gb8518]

Alexa !!!! Is your neighbor spy

[@Anudorini-Talah]

its disgusting what world we live in.

[@lizaj4275]

I've composted several basil, rosemary and other potted herbs. Your video gave me so much joy! I can't wait to try this, if I grow plants it will be a miracle!!

[@MariusViken]

I have the same pair of scissors. There's hope for me.

[@itkahsramal4983]

Marius Viken lmao

[@Anudorini-Talah]

Yea, because all rest of the stuff is bloody stupid.. If you buy all the shit he has you can become a gardener overall and spit on basil. This vid is just a flexin wannabe, you cant even understand him properly with the bad audio and mic + his accent + his lack of motivation while speaking.. its horrible, but go continue closing your eyes and wear happy glasses

[@mmodnao]

@@Anudorini-Talah Sorry you have no money, no education, no assets, depression symptoms and anger issues. Better luck next life.

[@PeaSweetGina]

I feel like everyone who lives in the uk has those scissors and by now the handles are brittle xD

[@mishakellie5549]

Lol

[@KelseyRamirezFelts]

This was some of the most respectful editing I've ever seen. Thank you so much.

[@Wifibee]

Okay cool, dude. thanks. Now do the tomatoes, the olives and the mozzarella tree and we're best buddies.

[@silkytp789]

Wait - tomatoes on trees? Lol!

[@jrdndawnnr6825]

R/whoosh 😂

[@waltermessines5181]

Olives are easy around here (Portugal); That Mozarella tree might need a tiny bit of GMO...

[@ivykong7601]

@@waltermessines5181 Vegan Mozarella!

[@waltermessines5181]

@@ivykong7601 Do you have an easy recipe?

[@sharrondebby7950]

Corona lockdown sent me here..trying to make use of our time

[@sharonhaasbroek7464]

Grow with the flow ;)

[@marnierickards3649]

HAHAHAH

[@linato1855]

Lol....Same here! Except that these tips, such as the cutting spot will help my plants. Stay safe...

[@Beth-ju7nb]

Thanks for this, I had no idea! I started propagating from a supermarket basil plant a few weeks ago and now have 4 flourishing potfulls! On my sunny windowsill. I find I can plant the cuttings in soil as soon as the roots are 3 or 4 mm long (only a few days, no heat lamp needed if have some sun) and they grow fine.

[@Beth-ju7nb]

Update..... I've now found you can do this with tomato plant cuttings, cucumber plant, spring onion, lemongrass.... it's amazing what will root in water. So much quicker way of getting sturdy little plants than trying to grow from seed. I now have pots of lots of things overwintering on my windowsill ready for next spring planting out

[@delpicsla65]

@@Beth-ju7nb that’s so cool! What type of tomato plant did you grow?

[@Beth-ju7nb]

@@delpicsla65 cherry tomatoes!

[@italiana626sc]

This is my favorite video on basil propagation. Really appreciate your clear instructions on how to take clippings, as well as how to prune for bushier growth. Just an excellent video! Thank you so much!

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you've enjoyed my video, enjoy your many new basil plants.

[@jamesmay5713]

I noticed in the time lapse segments the light seemed to go off and back on instead of on all the time. So how many hours per day did you have the lights on?

[@MissElisabelle]

I often pick the dullest plants because I find it so satisfying when you manage to make them greener and stronger.

[@stevejones7904]

What a truely brilliant demo of how to be self sufficient in my favourite herb Basil. I’ve shed a river of tears in trying to grow from seed and I’ve had spectacular success by simply repotting and feeding a supermarket variety. But this vid gives me the confidence to grow more and start earlier. One of KZbin’s hero’s thanks a bunch!!! Of Basil of course!

[@pmcatnip]

This is a great tutorial and I love the time lapses. I watched this a few months ago when we got a countertop hydroponic system and am rewatching now to pick up additional tips. I discovered that basil does actually send roots from the end of the cut stem (even more so than from the nodes, which was a huge surprise to me). Both my genovese basil and my Thai basil do it. Makes it super easy to get bushing/propagating in one pass.

[@elizabethwatt8131]

Wow! That’s really cool watching the cuttings under the grow light! I have never seen the response from the leaves during rooting phase, it’s marvellous!

[@bonayi9088]

This is what I really need these days. All these gloomy days, just simple plants make you happy. Many thanks.

[@BlessedBeyondCompare]

ALL THE PLANTS!!!!

[@Prattyandfood]

It's 4.10am and... This is hands down the best basil video I have watched. You explained and demonstrated everything so well. Thanks a lot! Now I'll get out of bed and put some basil stems in a glass of water. Update y'all soon if it works out! (UPDATE) 5 days later: the roots started showing up on 2 and now there's a proper root system. 😭💕 I'll wait a few more days before planting them in soil.

[@lily6246]

Cheers! I'm watching this at 03:35 at night 😂

[@tanya9nithreus]

Hahahah "How to drown in Basil". By the end of the video I couldn't even compute with the amount of Basil anymore haha! This is one of the best videos on KZbin though!! ... It's so complete!! Even showing the progress and the timelapses and all! Truly thanks for filming it all and sharing it with us! This is invaluable! I'm already subscribed but this video is getting a like and you all of my support!

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed my video so much. I usually do this with Basil each spring and then plant the basil in the polytunnel over summer, I only need to bulk up the numbers for a couple of months as 20 plants is plenty for me and my family.

[@OnboardG1]

I knew about the old trick of breaking up the supermarket plants to get more Basil but this is next level. Now I can have far more Basil than I can eat rather than just more than I can eat!

[@das5842]

I have watched a few videos on this topic and have to say that yours is by far the best, none others have mentioned the nodes and gone into the level of detail that you have. Thank you very much for producing such excellent content.

[@Funkywallot]

If I ever go to Mars. Im going to take you with me ...

[@Gardeningat58N]

I hope your paying for my ticket :)

[@gawain8000]

Ha ha

[@kishore4770]

Take some Potatoes 🥔 too😁

[@cindylincoln3319]

Have a nice trip I'll stay here and eat steak

[@KJ99otis]

Best comment of the day!

[@saragallego208]

If he can grow that amount of basil in the UK, I can defenitely do it in Spain ;) Let's try it!!

[@olgadonbasss]

Sí, sí, estoy de acuerdo! Aquí en España nos hace falta más albahaca!!! :-)

[@CruelQuertos]

@@olgadonbasss donde esta la biblioteca

[@lecobra418]

@@CruelQuertos Has buscado en tú culo ?

[@ApexHerbivore]

Dos cervezas por favor.

[@rw114]

You can grow weed in Spain forget basil

[@loveismyair_]

I am soooo inspired by your video that I jumped up and immediately started cutting my one and only straggly store bought basil which has only 3 stalks that keep growing taller ~ keeping my serial plant killer fingers crossed ~ can't wait to see my new babies! Thanks much! ♥

[@m012741k0m847]

Thank you for making this video! I'm trying to grow basil on my window sill in winter in New Mexico, USA and I've found this extremely helpful. Most other content gives a few simple instructions without any information on WHY those steps are undertaken. This is absolutely the most insightful content I've found on this topic on the internet - or in any of my gardening books. Thanks again.

[@moetube1337]

I Stumbled upon this video and happened to have a dying basil plant, so i followed your steps with what was left of my basil, watched the video after every step again and it worked exactly like you explained, amazing!! Gonna get some more cuttings now :D

[@pianystrom8137]

Not sure why I was recommended this video by KZbin, but now I'm staring at my little skinny basil plant in the window, thinking: "Im gonna make an army of you, I will make you legio!!" Thanks for the informative and entertaining video! Nicely edited as well.

[@Chatisthisrealquestionmark]

keep going and you can turn the whole earth green again. thank you for your work man.

[@iadtag1853]

I started mine from seeds since January. This video is what inspired me to propagate basil. I am now harvesting every two weeks for pesto! Thanks a lot!

[@jjjackson5613]

Wow! I've been buying basil and basil plants for years and have even grown it from seed and seedlings in the garden with my tomatoes, but never did it occur to me that I could root basil cuttings! Thanks so much for this video!

[@NoLegalMove]

Nice video! Being a real newbie and notorious plant killer, it would be great if you could include more details about soil composition, water schedule, merchandise reference (lights/ mat..).

[@ceolbeats7182]

Jeff Sauzeat Start &makeup own composting bins👍🏻every thing grows with good soil

[@markmitchenall5948]

Thank you for this. After failure with seeds last year, bought a supermarket 'growable' that was actually in quite good condition, but produced about 10 cuttings, that have since produced bunch more cuttings, donating some plants to neighbours, putting some outdoors now, but lovely bushy plants indoors, that keep providing more cuttings. Even have some going nicely from just using some rooting powder and sticking into pot with mature plant compost. Definitely inspirational, and likely I'll never run out of basil, ever.

[@Gardeningat58N]

That's great, I'm glad my video has helped you to grow so much basil, hopefully you'll never need to buy basil ever again.

[@AntiDot70]

Literally, 2 hours ago I came back from Lowes where I bought basil seeds and now this was in my youtube suggestion feed. Don't want to sound paranoid, but this cannot be a coincidence.

[@juulceasar3438]

Big Brother is watching you...

[@joyb2285]

AntiDot70 We are definitely been monitor.

[@abrahamvinod9804]

@Healthy Eating Of 21st Century hallo

[@tamarab5751]

Go thru your apps & turn off location permission on all of them, you'll get fewer of these coincidences. They still read your emails, listen in calls & see where you use anything but cash. No turning that off, I'm afraid.

[@1.4142]

Maybe you googled things related to basil and the algorithm picked that up

[@sandrajohnson9926]

I grew so much basil last year outdoors, I started drying it! Never had such great success! I love herbs and want to try growing on windowsills. Thanks for the tips!

[@toriless]

Try Thyme then.

[@TheGreatConstantini]

Okay I made my cuttings put them on a heating pad, really warm, with natural light and a full spectrum grow light. Holy cow, they had full tangles of roots in one week! I dipped them in root hormone powder (rootone) and planted them in some healthy soil. They are growing great. From one plant I now have twelve new ones!!! Great video, a million thanks. I now making cuttings and giving them to neighbors.

[@ajablue651]

Awesome...you're a nice neighbor. 🌱

[@TheGreatConstantini]

Thanks. I try. i germinated about forty pepper plants this year and after I chose the best ones for my garden I had lots left over but no one where I live likes peppers. I am also making videos on some great garden tips and hope to get them up here soon. I don’t know where you live but I have plants always waiting for homes.

[@shukkinglee9967]

I really like this video! I learned the way to make new branches and cut my basils. In four months, I grew 15 more fresh basil plants in my backyard. Thank you so much!!☺️

[@Gardeningat58N]

Enjoy all your new basil plants.

[@shukkinglee9967]

@@Gardeningat58N Now I spend my weekends cutting my basils in the backyard and give the extra basil propagate to my friends as gifts😆

[@erich9779]

Well.... you know whats everyone getting for Christmas 😎😎😎😎

[@texassews535]

I can’t figure out why I didn’t think of doing that all these years. I feel stupid! Thank you for the info, and I will put it to good use.

[@Gardeningat58N]

Good luck with all your basil.

[@kaiderhaiii]

Love the video, I found this half a year ago and then lost it again, so glad to have found it again! Very in-depth, informative and teaching, thanks a lot!

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you've enjoyed my video so much that you came back for another watch. Hopefully you have lots of Basil plants now.

[@terrychrist1383]

I didn't know that we could take cuttings from basil. I am going to do this definitely thank you for the great video. 👍🤗❤️🙏

[@glenwoodfin]

One plant, get fresh Basil for life. Love it!

[@davidno3005]

Step 1 : get some basil Step 2 : multiply basil Step 3 : ????? Step 4 : profit

[@Mariquillalapantorrilluda]

Step 3: make pesto

[@bluejanis5317]

@@Mariquillalapantorrilluda I dont like pesto. I wouldnt know what to do with so much basil. 1 plant or 2 are enough for me. But they start to flower eventually :-/

[@LetsGoFlyers2011]

@@bluejanis5317 Snip the flower off and the plant will keep growing.

[@LucasHanyok]

@@bluejanis5317 You can harvest it, chop it and pack it into small ice cube trays and freeze it. Bag up the cubes for use later in sauce or any dishes. I do the same with other cooking herbs, garlic, onions, tomato paste. It definitely takes a little bit of labor, but is incredibly satisfying and saves money over time.

[@EmoPrincxss666]

I've never had pesto. What does it taste like?

[@catvega7128]

You deliver the kind of quality all videos should have. THANK YOU! this is some seriously awesome content 🍀

[@thehandleisuseless]

do you see this comment?

[@rubbis3742]

Very informative. For someone who always manage to kill supermarket bought basil, I've learnt a lot from this video. Thank you for posting.

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you've learnt a lot from my video. Supermarket basil is very easy to kill as there are too many plants in a small pot, also some supermarkets refrigerate the plants for transport which usually kills them a few days after as they go into cold shock.

[@WithYouIDisagree]

When he said "I can use these for cooking" it made me think about this as if he was growing basil in RuneScape for XP, and then was going to use the materials he gained from that to level cooking. Smart.

[@tomatotodd2361]

Great video for cuttings. As a grower of basil for profit ...( my wife and I are urban farmers)... it is much easier to plant from seed. We plant our seeds in 10”x20” trays that have 128 cells. Cuttings are a great way to grow a plant... just to labor intensive.

[@Jo-xg6rk]

Can this cutting method be used on other herbs.... thanks

[@ozzy3351]

This is awesome. I've been doing this for two months, without any special equipment (lamp or heating mat or whatever) and it works great. Thanks a lot for this great video

[@RoyD2]

Tried it last year and didnt really work. I think i cut them wrong. Tried again this year and growth is going awesome! I’m already at the point of no space to grow left so I am starting to give these plants to friends. Thanks! Awesome video.

[@SurferKhaled]

Great video!! you mention "feed" a couple of times, can you elaborate on which feed? How often do you add to the water and then later to the soil? if you purchased it or if you make it yourself? New to all this indoor gardening and keen to have lush basil such as this. Thank you.

[@LovelyMagpie]

I want to know this too, and also what grow light you’re using. Please 😊

[@charlenemeyer354]

@@LovelyMagpie 9

[@Ret2Play]

I would like to know, I’ve tried with 4 store bought plants, and they all died. I repotted, then watered once a week. Thought maybe it was due to lack of light, so I put one plant out on my back porch partial sun, no help. Started to wilt and died. So any help you can provide is appropriated. I live in south in US (Georgia) so it’s warm and humid here…

[@Catilieth]

@@Ret2Play in the South, especially in the summer, potted plants need to be watered DAILY. With once weekly watering, I’m surprised they survived more than a week.

[@Ret2Play]

@@Catilieth thanks so much, thought I may have been over watering. I’m sure my grocery appreciates me buying all this basil 😀

[@MarcWolfgram]

Thank you for the video. I just did it and grew 9 new plants from the mother plant. It works very well, when following your instructions.

[@gothixblack]

Marc Wolfgram that’s awesome! My basil doesn’t grow as big as this, and once harvested, they just die off. May I know what soil do you use?

[@MarcWolfgram]

@@gothixblack I bought a bag of sowing soil and added some organic fertilizer. I think the main issue is that basil needs a lot of water, so I planted them in one of these self-watering pots with a false bottom that you can fill with water, from where the plant can draw water via this string. Then I only have to refill that false bottom every 3 days or so.

[@orgainithealthrevelations4558]

This is a brilliant Tutorial for growing Basil. Far the best I have seen in my organic search. I cultivate :) love it.

[@lorenawilliams4229]

Great info, I buy these at the store all the time, now I can grow my own

[@susannekramer2359]

Omg, the timelapse is soooo satisfying! Great work!

[@microhomes4762]

I love that you show all the results.

[@hetspook666]

Congrats on the 'youtube recomended this' spot, (one year after release) If you just let them grow they get flowers and later seeds for more plants.

[@lindabeymer2892]

WOW!!! I have been going around saying that I can never have enough Basil and that if I had a parking lot full of it, I'd be happy! I'm very grateful to the Universe for having landed me in front of this video!!! I'm a breast cancer survivor and I have discovered the happy marriage flavor of Basil and Mint in my mean green nutrient dense shakes/smoothies! Oh Yeah! I grow(in a pot), three kinds of mint, including chocolate mint! Now, I'm off to find a video to learn how to grow a lot of mint!!! : - ) Thank You Gardener at 58 North! You came right at the perfect time for me! : - )

[@Gardeningat58N]

I'm glad you've enjoyed my video, you can use the same technique for mint and it works just as well, the only difference is that mint doesn't need as much heat and so is often easier to propagate than basil. If you enjoy different kinds of mint do you know about all the different types of basil? I've come across Cinnamon, Thai, Greek and lemon Basil before, but there are many many more types.

[@lindabeymer2892]

@@Gardeningat58N No, I had not heard about the many kinds of basil! OMG!!!!! now, I'm on a NEW Mission! Thank you soooo much! And thanks for the information about how to propagate my mint! :-) :-)