Wednesday, February 4, 2015

How To Grow Basil From Cuttings

Taking cuttings from plants and rooting them is a fantastic way to speed up the process of growing a new plant. Here’s how to grow basil from cuttings…
how to grow basil from cuttings
First, snip off the top of a stem of basil.
how to grow basil from cuttings
Make sure you cut it below a leaf node (where a new little leaf is growing out of the elbow of a larger leaf).
how to grow basil from cuttings
Pinch off or cut the bottom two largest leaves.
how to grow basil from cuttings
It’ll look like this after you’ve removed the lower leaves.
how to grow basil from cuttings
Then place the cutting in a jar of water for about two weeks. That’s it!


Keep the water fresh, and you’ll have a nice set of roots growing in no time!

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