A few months ago I sowed some sweet basil and marigold seeds. When the seedlings came up I repotted them into takeaway containers.
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| Pre-basil harvest |
Today, was the first harvest for the season. Basil can be harvested when it's 30 cm tall or has three sets of true leaves. Mine had seven sets! I snipped off the top three sets of leaves about 2 cm above the node of the next one and added them to lunch. We had basil tomato cheese sandwiches for lunch. The aroma was amazing and a little went a long way.
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| Post-basil harvest |
The original plant was quite small so I'm wondering how this will affect future growth... I need larger pots as well!
