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Tue, Oct 5, 10 at 11:53
| I have some large basil plants... first year growing these and I learned they are very hardy. I snipped off a top once and stuck it in the ground and it grew into a beautiful plant... SO! I'm wondering, can I bring some of these indoors to keep them over the winter? |
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- Posted by fatamorgana Zone 5/6 (My Page) on Tue, Oct 5, 10 at 12:11
| Basil is an annual and grows for one growing season. I've heard of people taking cuttings and starting those to stretch out its life. I always plant new seed come spring so perhaps others that try to keep it going can other advice. FataMorgana |
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- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Tue, Oct 5, 10 at 23:28
| I brought one in last year and it got bugs really bad. I think they were spidermites or something like that. I ended up throwing it right out the backdoor...pot and all. It died a snowy death :) |
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- Posted by earlyfig2003 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 6, 10 at 13:49
| hahaha! Thanks franktank... maybe I'll just let em go... :-) FataMorgana, you're probably right. I LOVE planting seeds in the spring any way. :-) |
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