How to Grow Basil In Containers - Complete Growing Guide

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Basil is so easy to grow and everyone should try it. in this growing guide I will show you just how easy it is to grow some of the best basil with very little effort! .99 Heirloom Vegetable Seeds: http://www.migardener.com/store ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIgardener Website http://www.MIgardener.com Join the fun on facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/MIgardener +1 me on Google+ @ http://www.google.com/+MIgardener Pin us on Pinterest @ http://www.pinterest.com/MIgardenerYT Follow the fun on twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/MI_Gardener Come tumble with us @ www.MIgardener.tumblr.com

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What a pretty blooming tree to use for a background. Basil is so tasty. Easy to dry and shred. Thanks for the tips!!

I can't buy basil where I live, so growing is the only way. Or having it cold shipped to my house.

is your deck warped?

I grow basil strictly for the honeybees and all the native pollinators. The 2 best varieties I found are African Blue basil and Wild Magic basil. They are both sterile cultivars. They never stop blooming the whole growing season. I have used the African Blue basil for cooking. It is a bit sweeter than the common basil.

can you make a video on easy way to dry herbs? something different from the norm of hanging on window sills to dry. i cant do that in my place. and i cant lay them out to dry inside, cause my cats have a field day with getting all the herbs off the rack .

I always put small rocks, or chards of broken clay pots for better drainage. Helps keep the dirt in also.

Thanks for this. I can't seem to get basil to do well.

What do you do when flowers start to appear? Pinch them off? where do you do the pinching? right below the flowers or further down?

hey luke , can I put sugar im my compost tea instead of molasses? and can you teach my a way to grow mychorizae fungi or any other beneficial fungus ?

Love your videos. You make it look so easy and now I would like to try growing in pots. I have only grown Basil in an Aerogarden and added liquid nutrients. You mentioned in this video to fertilize once a month. How do you add fertilizer to an already growing Basil plant and how much?

The loopers keep attacking my basil

I grew basil in 4 1/4" square pots; just one plant per pot, since that was what I had on hand. I sowed them in mid-May, here in zone 6b, from a 25 cent pack of seeds I bought on impulse at the dollar store. I ended up with about 25 plants. Watering is definitely critical - since mine were in smaller pots than yours, I had to water every day when it was hot. I got a pretty good crop off them before they started flowering - I hope to collect seed for next year, if I can. Luke, do you succession plant basil? I didn't think about starting more later in the season this year, but I could next year.

I grew a 7 foot tall tomato plant on my patio this season, but I was not able to keep any basil alive. I have no idea why. Maybe there is a mysterious basil disease lurking on my patio??? It was very disappointing :(

I grew basil in a pot two years ago, I think I'll try it again next year :-)

I grow basil year round using a T5 lighting system. My favorite basil is the one where there is a cinnamon flavor to it. Another thing basil has going for it is that it roots easily from a stem cutting,

Living in southern New Hampshire what is the growing season? Could this be grown in doors? Thanks in advance.

I live in Arizona and was told to grow my basil in a potting soil meant for cacti, so that it can drain well. How does this compare to the type of potting soil you recommend? Thanks!

I grew basil in my Aerogarden. It was amazing.