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Re: basil

Bill DeWitt wrote:
>
> Stephanie D Green wrote:
> >
> > I have a very healthy basil plant in my garden that is about two feet
> > tall and very bushy.  My question is, I have a friend who loves to cook
> > with basil and wants to know if it would be possible to start growing his
> > own basil from mine.  Is this possible and if so how do we go about it?
>         I don't know for sure if basil roots easily but I assume that it will,
> I know that it will take over a garden if you don't watch out!
>         I would cut some sprigs, take off the bottm half of the leaves and
> stick it in a jar of water. If it makes any roots give them to your
> friend.

I root basil like this all of the time. It really roots quite easily in
water. I have used this method to overwinter basil indoors.

Mary in Napa

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