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Re: basil rootings

On Mon, 28 Jul 1997 11:38:13 -0500, you wrote:

>Hello all!  A few weeks ago I asked about rooting cuttings of basil.
>Well, I stuck three cuttings in some water and vermiculite and waited and
>now all three have developed pretty good roots.  My next question is:  I
>want to put them in containers for friends and have some five gallon
>plastic containers are these big enough?  

I would say that 5 gal is much MORE than adequate.  can't hurt
anything tho.

container soil:  try a mixture of top soil, compost & vermiculte or
perlite + some fertilizer.  anxious to hear other's recommendations
for the soil mixture.

Judy (zone 7, close-in SS, MD)
to e-mail me:  jcosler@mindspring.com

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