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…

First, snip off the top of a stem of basil.

Make sure you cut it below a leaf node (where a new little leaf is growing out of the elbow of a larger leaf).

Pinch off or cut the bottom two largest leaves.

It’ll look like this after you’ve removed the lower leaves.

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!