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2. How to Grow Basil Plants: The Complete Guide - The Old Farmer ...

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   How to Harvest Basil. Start picking the leaves of basil as soon as the plants are 6 to 8 inches tall. Once temperatures hit 80°F (27°C), basil will really start leafing out. Harvest in the early morning, when leaves are at their juiciest. Make sure to pick the leaves regularly to encourage growth throughout the summer.

3. 17 Types of Basil to Grow in Your Herb Garden - The Spruce

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   This plant is also known as pistou basil, spicy bush basil, or boxwood basil. It is a dwarf sweet basil believed to descend from sweet basil varieties in India and Asia. The tiny leaves grow in small branching clumps, forming a small round globe shape. It is perfect for snipping for bits of garnish or to use raw in salads or other dishes.

4. How to Grow and Care for Basil Plants—Indoors and Outside

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   Take a 3- to 4-inch cutting of your basil stem, snipping below the leaf nodes. Remove all of the leaves except the top two sets. Fill a clean glass with water and place the cutting in the water. Keep the glass in a sunny spot and wait for roots to develop.

5. How to Grow and Care for Basil - The Spruce

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   Harvesting Basil . You can start harvesting basil leaves when the plants are 6 to 8 inches tall. Even if you are not using the leaves in cooking or drying or freezing them, picking leaves regularly will improve the plant's vitality. Basil leaves can be dried or frozen for use after harvest. Dried basil is convenient but at the cost of some flavor.

6. How To Grow Basil Plants - Gardening Know How

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   Basil plants are not at all frost hardy so wait until you are sure there will be no icy nights. Basil will actively grow at 50 degrees Fahrenheit ( 10 C.). Once temperatures approach 80-90 F. ( 26-32 C.) the plants will really take off. The optimum temperature for basil germination is 75-85 F. ( 24-29 C.).

7. Growing Basil Plants: How to Plant, Care for & Harvest Basil ...

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   Basil plants are a popular herb native to southern Asia and the islands of the South Pacific. This member of the mint family can be grown with little fuss. Considered a tender annual, the basil herb plant produces aromatic leaves that are commonly used in Italian and Mediterranean dishes. Basil seeds are also a popular Thai ingredient.