Basil

[gina_r_snape]

Well I decided to stay home and rest today. So far daytime tv is horrible. I plan to read and clean a bit and not much else.

Not long ago I mentioned having problems with a basil plant. This was it's state at the start of

Comments

[_lady_narcissa_]

LOL I get very maternal if I keep herb plants as well. That's why I rarely keep them.

[gina_r_snape]

LOL nice to know I'm not the only one!

[cmcmck]

Looks as if it's sprouting some new shoots which is always a good sign :o)

[gina_r_snape]

Yup! I became hopeful when I saw the first ones emerge.

[b_vainamoinen]

the woody stem looks normal. One only uses the leaves anyway, so it should be fine. The plant also probably appreciates the wind stimulation. Basil gets weird when it's grown somewhere where the wind doesn't blow on it.

[gina_r_snape]

Interesting that a plant would like wind.

I read somewhere that the stems turn woody when the plant is getting ready to flower.

[b_vainamoinen]

That sounds right. You want to pick the flowers off, or else the plant gets bitter. Besides, if you pick the flowers off, it will grow more leaves (which is what you want, anyway.

[gichigami]

It is definitely looking better. I have poor luck with basil.
Take it easy and rest up.

[gina_r_snape]

Thanksssss

[luna_c312]

I had this amazing basil plant that turned into a 4' high bush when I lived in Savannah. The stem actually started to get woody from how thick it had gotten. I miss that garden.

[gina_r_snape]

WOW.

My brother has had that kind of success growing basil. He got really pissed off at me when I killed the plant he gave me a few years ago.