Potted basil is now available on every corner. Here you can find out how the sensitive protégé can last longer on your windowsill.
Everyone has probably had the experience of the recently purchased potted basil losing its leaves. You can no longer count on the reproduction of fresh, new leaves. Instead of captivating with growth and new, aromatic leaves, it falls basil through his amazingly quick farewell to the afterlife. This is no coincidence: the potted herbs are produced within a very short time.
In the summer, it takes just 40 days for the basil to find its way from the seed bag to the store shelves. However, the rapid growth does not make the plants particularly robust. The plants are more susceptible due to the unfamiliar conditions during the stressful transport and then in the new home.
In winter, the transport can be life-threatening for the basil due to the low temperatures. Temperatures below 10 °C should be avoided in any case. In addition, the basil shoots in the pot are always much too dense. Here you can accommodate the stressed plant and provide relief: Will the plant be divided into four parts and If these are potted in individual pots with fresh substrate, the basil will be happy about a significantly improved and more pleasant Climate.
Then the plants should be placed in a bright place and watered well. The first fertilization of the basil should not be long in coming in order to be able to enjoy vigorous and robust basil. In production, the herb is fertilized in order to save costs according to the motto "as much as necessary, as little as necessary". Pinching out the shoot tips promotes branching of the plant and new shoots. Everything else to Basil care Find out in our special article.
Procedure to pep up the potted basil:
- Divide the pot into four equal parts
- Repot with fresh substrate suitable for basil
- water the plants well
- Fertilize soon to ensure adequate nutrient supply
- Pinch off the shoot tips to encourage branching.
