A few weeks ago I planted 4 containers with basil seeds, and today I planted the basil seedlings in the greenhouse. I’m hoping for a late fall harvest. I’ve tried to grow basil over the years, but this is really this first year I have ever been successful at it, and I think it’s all because the seeds were started indoors under grow lights.
I decided to plant the basil starts in the same location I planted them in early spring. I figure the tomatoes that are already in the stock tank will {hopefully} make to the end of October.
If I’m right, I’ll be harvesting tomatoes and basil at the same time and be able to satisfy my bruschetta fix well into the fall months, who knows, maybe I’ll even make it to Thanksgiving.
Let’s hope this works.
Basil may not weigh a ton, but it sure would be nice to have an ample supply on hand so I don’t have to buy any at the store.What do you think? Do you think the basil survive out in the greenhouse this fall?
Has anyone else tried to grow basil this late in the year?
Am I crazy?
~ Mavis
Random Person Named Melissa says
I had a pot of basil last for 3 years once. I didn’t harvest in big bunches like I’ve noticed other people tend to do. I harvested by going through the leaves and only picked the very big ones that I needed for whatever meal I was making at the time. (I never touched the branches) I didn’t use alot of it at once so the plant was able to recover over and over. It became a rather large for it’s species.
The only reason it didn’t last longer was because there was a really bad cold snap (I live in Florida so my plants are usually always outside) and I had to relocate the pot inside. Because of it’s location right outside my door, I was usually reminded to water it on the way out…
Because of it’s size it died rather quickly without water. I noticed it’s condition too late and it was unable to recover.
Anyways I thought I’d share. Oh and if your curious, I bought the plant already grown from a supermarket produce section. All I did with it was transfer it too a bigger pot and water it. (I probably should have fertilized it at some point but I never got around to it… It never gave me any problems with producing leaves anyways)
Nima says
Yes my job is planting basil in fall and winter inside a green house , this method allow us to have basil in all of the month of year , i push the seed on the ground , and feed them. I us heater to keep weather in over 10 degree at least and use light