3 Different Ways of Growing Potted Basil

Giving you some ideas of how to keep those potted basil plants going for longer. Video idea came from Edward who tried and failed to grow supermarket potted basil many times in his student flats, so he was curious to see how they could be kept going.

00:00 15th May - Welcome to the propagation bench in the greenhouse at Homeacres
00:44 Three basil pots from the supermarket
01:13 First basil pot, thinning out the small plants
04:29 Second basil pot, taking out the top and thinning out the biggest plants and leaves
07:59 Third basil pot, potting on into four separate pots, taking the top leaving the side shoots
14:20 22nd June - Seven and a half weeks later - the results
18:22 Harvesting
27:11 Watering

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