Grow a pot of basil at home: good-looking, easy to care for, and usable in cooking

Basil is quite familiar to anyone who cooks and grows plants, and when it is part of a dish, the flavor becomes absolutely superb. Does that make you eager to try? Then hurry up and follow Huahua to take a look at this potted plant!

Basil is a green potted plant. Like mint, it carries a faint fragrance and smells very fresh. The plant is also small and compact, so no matter where it is placed, it looks very attractive. It is also fairly easy to grow, and it can even be used to make tea and for medicinal purposes, so it can be said to be quite a treasure of a plant.

When growing it, we can either directly buy an already grown potted plant, or buy seeds and grow it ourselves. Although this method takes a little longer to wait, once it actually grows, that sense of achievement is the happiest part.

Basil relatively prefers a warm and humid growing environment. Because it is a typical foliage plant, it is afraid of direct sunlight. Since we need to give it plenty of water in summer, we must ensure the soil's air permeability; if water cannot drain through, the roots naturally have no way to grow. Also, its root system is generally fairly large, so we should try to choose a taller flowerpot, so that it has enough space to grow.

If sowing, you must first germinate the seeds. When the seeds have absorbed enough water and the seed coat has split, they can be planted in the flowerpot, and the soil does not need to be covered too thickly. Because basil is not a flowering plant, we can skip the fertilizing step!

In addition, we can also propagate basil by cuttings. First select healthy branches, cut them off with scissors, and then insert them into a hydroponic bottle. When cutting, be careful to cut at an angle, so the plant will root more easily. The leaves near the bottom should also be removed, otherwise the leaves will rot directly when soaked in water. During the period of waiting for it to root, we had better change the water once a day, and after about half a month, we can see its white roots.

After it roots, we can continue growing it hydroponically, but we can also take it out and plant it in soil for care. In addition, pairing it with tomatoes is not only very healthy, but the taste is also excellent. Especially for soups and pizza, adding a little basil can even save you the seasoning.