Your comments and tips

25 Jan 12, Kam (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Try planting them I a pot with some tomatoes. Also I have been watering mine with worm tea and it has gone nuts you should look into a small worm farm. They are awesome for everything :) hope this helped

Reply or Post a new comment

24 Nov 11, Amy Mitchell (Australia - temperate climate)

My basil has started getting brown dots. I don't think this is good. What can I do?

Reply or Post a new comment

11 Apr 11, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

As basil plants grow older, they loose their taste and become very bitter and odd tasting, so i find that if you pinch the flowers off when they are dead and sow them into the soil for the next crop, which means you have fresh basil. The flowers contain seeds and i have used this method and I have never bought any basil seeds or plants.

Reply or Post a new comment

22 Jan 11, Trish (Australia - tropical climate)

We have a few basil plants around a foot high right now and are picking and eating happily. They haven't flowered, and I'm told I should pinch off the flowers to prevent it. my question - I'm such a beginner - do they die off and require replacing, or do the carry on forever if I keep pinching off the flowering heads? If they die, I should be planting again now!

Reply or Post a new comment

14 Oct 11, Julie (Australia - temperate climate)

I have been experimenting growing herbs for the last year. Let some of the basil flower and go to seed, when dried out save the seeds and plant again in September for regrowth. Perfect for making pesto, keeps well when made and sealed. Basil does need to be sown each year,

Reply or Post a new comment

23 Jan 11, craig (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You can actually just cut them right back and dry an excess in the oven (very low temp for 45 min or so). the plant will look like death, but tends to start growing again. If it dosent it's an easy herb to keep seeding. I still have the same "bush" that Ive had in a pot for 3 years. Pick, dry regrow start again!

Reply or Post a new comment

18 Dec 10, Mish (Australia - temperate climate)

I seem to be able to grow every thing besides basil!! Tried different types, seedlings, seeds, sun, under shade cloth... Nothing works , they just shrivel up and die everytime. Am I posibley watering them too much?? All my other herbs and veg are lush green and healthy

Reply or Post a new comment

28 May 10, Steve (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

How can I grow Thai Basil in Adelaide Winter,I have small glasshose will this work or do I need lighting too Ta

Reply or Post a new comment

12 May 10, Rachel (Australia - temperate climate)

How do I make my basil grow fuller? does anyone know how my plant needs to be groomed to grow thick and lustrous? thanks

Reply or Post a new comment

12 May 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Your basil will grow more 'bushy' if you nip off the growing tips once the plants are well-established. They will send out lots of side-shoots and bush out. Also, I found watering with a seaweed-based liquid fertiliser helps.

Reply or Post a new comment