Best Way to Grow Basil from Seed - No More Basil Trouble
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- How to grow Basil from seed when you fail. This method will ensure success. Support the channel: / suburbanhomestead or buy my art www.etsy.com/s...
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I love how your channel isn’t “these are the rules for how you should do this and this is what you shouldn’t do”, it’s “come with me on this journey where I try things out and learn things in my garden” I dig it
Thanks so much
Your aesthetic is awesome. Jealous of your windows as well.
Thank you! I rebuilt them out of old window panes.
a trick : watch series on kaldrostream. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies lately.
@Issac Roberto Yup, I've been using Kaldrostream for since november myself =)
Thanks for the calming music. After weeks of unsuccessfully trying to grow seedlings... I'm about to strangle them by their cotyledons.
Thanks. Don't give up
Still get a thrill when I see them pop up, hoping one or two make it. 🤞
@@vlanza1999 Don't give up. I have had seedlings that I thought had failed and then after 2/3 to 4 weeks they shoot very vigorously
@@klaasm950 thanks. I planted some in raised bed and it looks like a lot will live. It really takes a green thumb to grow your own veg starts.
Use jiffy pods and keep a dome over for himidity so they will retain moisture.
Nothing easier to keep moist and transplant en masse.
They can slow early growth vs paper towel to pot with breathable baggy over but are noob friendly and convenient.
The most stylish gardening video I have seen so far - and then I heard you are an artist. Hats off to you, bearded brother.
Love the beauty you include in the gardening. I love fancy dishes and antiques too so my heart was warmed in seeing how much I can do with my own items
Basil needs light to germinate. Just put it on top of the earth, water it and hold it wet. Then it will even grow in your garden.
I love your stile and your videos. Lot of warm greetings from Germany.
Yes, that is why they sprout well in the plate, with a clear cover and constant humid conditions.
I can't say you're right, Doris. I live in the Netherlands (country next to Germany) and I tried it that way, but without succes. The seeds sprouted, but then the seedlings died.
suburban homestead I planted basil indoors in pots in August because it was so hot outside. The plants started growing fine and I took the pots outside, and they’ve all been doing fine. Last month, September, I planted basil seeds outside in pots, and nothing came up. But I figured out that ants had either eaten all the seeds or packed them off. So I planted more seeds in pots inside the house and they all came up.
scissors are best way of moving little plaints to dirt - cut the paper and leave plant on the paper, this helps with water retention
Thanks for the tip
I have the kind of front lawn that looks like every new house ever built. It's neat, boring and depressing. This series, particularly the cottage garden master-class has given me the confidence to plan and start transforming my lawn into a fairy garden. Much love ❤
I often had problems direct sowing basil seed, but found a successful method I have used for years now. I direct seed my basil in a large area and immediately cover with row cover. Watering on the row cover prevents the shallowly planted basil seeds from washing away. The extra heat helps germination and the row cover can help hold moisture in the top of the soil while your basil germinates. I get excellent germination. If plants are too close, I did up a clump when very small and transplant. I so enjoy your channel. Thank you
A non-rotating vegetable peeler works really well. You can use it to make the depression in the soil and pick up delicate seedlings easily.
I didn't know they had RUclips back in the 1800's
Someone finally said this
I'm having the best luck this year with direct sowing and I think it's because I'm working from home. I go out in the morning and late afternoon and give everything a spritz from a gallon garden sprayer. Fortunately I have a long growing season so I would be able to recover if this experiment didn't work. Great video!
It has been easier to take care of the garden. I can't fathom those who are stuck in minimalist apartments at this point.
Hi, we in Malaysia drink basil seeds especially on hot days. Some add sugar right away to stop the seeds from germinating. Some don't. I don't. Those seeds soaking in water a few days would sprout, then i just dump them outside. Plenty of basil bushes on the front yard :D
My little cheat for seedlings is to plant something else in the same spot a few days after just in case the first group fails lol. It works pretty nicely but you will lose some sprouts when the inevitable thinning happens. Love the video and thank you for sharing your wisdom.
I now have a new purpose for my antique candy dishes stored away thanks, love everything about your videos 🌱🌱
Glad to bring back purpose to forgotten treasures.
Your tool is current. We still use them in the operating room. They r used by orthopedics and neurosurgeons. They’re called curettes. They come in diff sizes
I love this method. Even though I am a beginner gardener and still haven't had a harvest yet because it isn't planting season yet I started cucumbers and cotton with this method. The cucumbers are starting to set true leaves. Hopefully that the pests don't take my plants.
This method really helps beginning gardeners, because you get to see what is going on.
I have planted the seedlings with tnn r paper towel right into the pot. That way I don't disturb the fragile roots. As the seedings grow larger, the root systems go through the paper towel into the soil.
That is a good way of doing it
I always do basil indoors in small cells. When it gets bigger if it's warm outside I plant outside, if it stays cold a long time (like this year) I up-plant into bigger cups until I can plant. I use it throughout the garden as a companion plant to deter pests, so I need a lot of it to plant in many places.
At what point do you up plant? How many leaves on the seedling?
@@thegardenofsteven9907 I try to to up plant before they get root bound, which of course depends on how big the initial cells are. I have to wait a little too long because I often start too many things and I don't have enough room on my growing Shelf to put everything in bigger containers because then nothing will fit. But generally speaking if the roots are pouring out of the bottom it's time to put them in something bigger. If you start with something big, it'll take it longer to do that.
That is very solid advice
@@suburbanhomestead :)
You always have a good eye for design. I would definitely be interested in seeing some of the pottery you mentioned or any other craft projects you have going on that relate to your gardening. The rope and trellis demos were so interesting!
I did some pottery in college and hope to set up a home studio some day. I'm glad you like the ideas
Beautiful AND informative. Thanks! I pre sprouted some pepper seeds recently. I found that gently loosening the sprouted seeds from the paper, then allowing the moisture to adhere them to a prong of the tweezer (rather than actively picking them up by gently pinching) worked best for me.
Great tip!
Basil is a plant I’ve had trouble with in the past thanks for this video
Happy to help
The visual aspects of your videos blow me away in a very good way.
I’ve often had trouble starting nightshades especially tomatoes. I’ve been using the plate germination method this year and now I have quite a few tomato seedlings probably more than my yard can accommodate, I’ll still probably plant all of them.
Thanks for sharing. That is the best way of starting nightshades.
The tool is a bone curette. They use it to scoop out soft bone from under a bone cyst or to remove dead bone in bone infections (osteomyelitis).
1st time i am seeing anyone use it for gardening 😂😂. Your creativity is skyrocketing Siloe......
Thanks for the information. I try to find new uses for things being discarded.
That song was amazing! Gave me chills and nostalgia all at once. I'd love to buy it!
Plate germination and starting seedlings in cups never looked so good. I don't have much luck with direct sowing for basil so I will try this and I will also try to make it look as good. Thank you for your high quality instructional videos that are entertaining also.
I admire your sense of garden layout. I’m such a rigid thinker that my circles have right angles. My garden flourishes, with all the appropriate elements, but has nothing to pull it all together. Anyway, you are a true master of your craft(s).
i just put dirt in cup, sprinkle basil seeds, add more dirt, leave under grow light. So easy
That works well if in a protected indoor space
@@suburbanhomestead i rig up my shoplights on the lawn! yeehaw!
I love the music near the end!
I use a lot of sculpting tools for my aquarium scaping and gardening as well haha
Oh, thank you so much! I am starting basil today, from seed. I am more novice than beginner 😆 Will do your plate method. I don't have a candy dish, but I'll manage!😁
I came back to this video to thank you it worked so well for me !
Glad it helped! I hope you enjoy the other videos especially the latest 3 vegetable documentaries.
I used a bamboo ear pick and it works like a charm!
Yes!
Your content is wonderful and the washroom in particular is ridiculously beautiful.
I love the hat!
Thanks. Found it in a flea market.
Just planted some basil seed, and if it does not germinate I will try your method!
Last year I planted my basil in the ground for the first time in many years, it did very poorly, nowhwere near enought to make the 4 quarts of Ligurian pesto that I make and keep in the deep freeze for a years supply, this year I started them in potting mix, Fertilome potting mix, all other brands have become trash, and my basil did splendidly, more than enough for my 4 quarts of Ligurian pesto that I make with Parmaggian Reggiano, from Italy, toasted pine nuts, green, pungent olive oil a bit of salt and two cloves of garlic per batch, then, since I only use modern appliances only when I must, I pounded my pesto with a mortar and pestle as I do every year. I started my basil early, each plant in a large pot.
0:37 For me, here in Ohio, it is flea beetles, flea beetles devour the young plants even before they unfurl their cotyledons.
3:03 Nice looking rex begonia. 4:58 The 1890s, retro, steampunk look is nice to see. I use animated steampink wallpapers on my phone, computer etc. Steam power made amazing things possible, If we had been living before steam power, then got steampower, we would have thought that we have entered a glden new age, an exuberant age where anything is possible.
6:26 I have been gardening for 50+ years, practically since I was in diapers, I have grown nearly everything, some would call me a master gardener, but i don't feel that I am, a person can be ever so taleted, but if weather and insects are against us, then success is a huge struggle. Most years 90% of what I plant succeeds. The challenging one: brussells sprouts. I can have a long row of brussells sprout plants, all as tall as my shoulders, and perhaps 20% of them have sprouts, the rest, no sprouts. Every year it is like this. Whatever shall I do?? I think that next springtime I shall plant them VERY early, 2 varieties, a long season and a short season varieties, plant them in very large pots so that they are big and built up for rapid development, becuase even though they fluorish in cool weather, if that cool weather is gotten in the fall when days are too short for any significant growth, in springtime, the cool weather is gotten with long and lengthening days, during which, growth is rapid.
9:10 I have been a artisan making elaborately carved wooden furnishings and walking canes for many years, so, sometimes, I have used my Dockyard spoon gouges to transfer tiny seedlings.
9:51 Basil is native to the Mediteranian where the soil is calcareous, for starting the seedlings, a good quality ordinary potting soil is good enough, however for them to mature well, they need to have a significant amount of calcium carbonate in the soil. What I do is generously cover the entire 50 foot wide, 300 feet long garden with cow manure early May, before I spread it, I have already hand spread a few hundred pounds of agricultural lime on the ground, this way, when the plow turns it all upside down, I have rain water percolating the calcium carbonate down through the manure, the alkaline calcium carbonate reacts chemically with the organic acids in the manure causing nitrogen to volatize and also go into solution making it bio available for the growing plants. About 3 years of this is how many years that it will take for real improvement to occur and liberate us from chemical fertilizers. Even more important since I am hearing that because of the pseudo "science" of "global warming/climate change", government policies are causing 30% reductions in fertilizer production driving costs of chemical fertilizers higher and more difficult to obtain. Let me guess, China, not under these restrictions, might, maybe provide the needed fertilizer, that is if they are not restricted or shut down because of the scamdemic.
Thank you for sharing. My comments are stated as if I am with you in person in your garden discussing things.
2Esdras2:31
I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times. 78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways. 81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times. 88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders. 92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come; and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified. 99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations." 102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." 2 Esdras 2:31
I tried germinating spinach on paper towel and it works well!
I am a huge fan of your videos, thank u so much for sharing your great work! The only - and first thing ever- I have to nag about is: please don‘t advertise using peat! This is so bad for the environment.
Great use of a candy dish!😃 Whatever method give one confidence is one that is good to follow. Newly subscribed...enjoying your channel immensely! TY!
Nice house 👌. I tried to plant basil seeds 20 days ago and covered it with plastic cover. It protect the seed from cold and drought stress.
Thanks for sharing
@@suburbanhomestead i ve got the idea from you ,making the red boxes before
Awesome advice! I am going try your plate method with some of my seeds. Thanks!
Good luck!
I had bad luck with sprouting some seeds that I direct sown or sown in pots this year, especially with basil and salad, so I will definitely try your plate germination method next year :)
Beautiful presentation. Thank you
Hi, Siloe! I love your channel so much, and I watch all your content. I also love your own advertisements for your Etsy store. I wanted to let you know that one of the RUclips advertisements today was very surprisingly pornography. That has never happened on your channel before, and I watch with my kids. I know you don't have a lot of control over what advertisement RUclips puts on your channel, but they may have recently tweaked your settings or something. Keep producing wonderful content. I absolutely love it. I just wanted to let you know about the change and the type of advertisement that my family saw on your Channel.
I’m sorry to hear that. I have no control over what ads are put in the videos. I don’t know if there is a way for you to flag an inappropriate advertisement if it appears.
Awesome content I'm just starting and your video is helpful 👌 subbed ❤
I start all my nightshade this way and anything I have had issue previously with germination. I learned that when I wasn’t getting germination with artichoke one year so I started more...I ended up with twice the amount I had room for because they just needed time. This way I KNOW the seed in the soil has germinated.
great advice. Only plant that doesn't work with plate germination method is Spinach.
Spinach does best in cool soil temp- or even while nights are 45 degrees-put seed to soak in weak fish emulsion in a teacup overnight, then drain. Let dry, while you fluff up the space to plant them. Plant 1 every 2-4" (I prefer a staggered double row) and cover 1" soil, tamp down & mark row. Softly sprinkle every day. Should emerge fine in a week.
Yes, I have learned just to plant it directly in late winter and it sprouts well.
I like your style. You looks like a Red dead redemption 2 character.
Its classy. I also liked your outdoors growing compartments. Are the walls detachable? I thought i noticed some hasps
It got so cold here in NJ (Southern NJ) last night. We had another freeze overnight. I had tarps over all of my cold hardy vegetables and although they did sustain some damage, I believe they will survive. How was the weather in Maryland last night?
I had near frosts. It is annoying especially after a warm late winter. Hopefully no more frosts from now on. I am holding on to the tomatoes and eggplants though.
Definitely going to try this! Thank you :)
Would like to ask, what do you usually do with the excess germinated seeds?
I try to sprout what I need, but if there is just too many, I throw them in the compost.
Getting a strong Bob Ross vibe here, but not in a blatant copycat way. Just a similar gentle yet very keen enthusiasm.
Any tips for sprouting chives or onion seeds. None of my chives sprouted and only a couple of onions. I tried the plate germination method on the chives and they seemed to get too moldy and never sprouted. Any tips?
They never sprouted because they were dead. Onions can loose viability very quickly. Whenever I start seed I saved my self from the previous year, germination is close to 100% Sometimes I have purchased onion/ chive seeds only to discover they were not viable.
Stunning, like always, thank you
Thank you! Cheers!
Is the trick to the plate method to keep it damp and never let it dry out the paper towel?
Yes, absolutely. Always damp, but not swimming in water. If you ever let it dry, the seeds die.
I direct seed a lot of things Texas has a very long growing season. However, I have had trouble with basil as well. I have to sprout it and baby it too.
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Separate seeds from spent flower heads with blender or shake in bag. Strain & blow chaff away.
Cover plant with small hole mesh bag to reduce cross polination & bug infestation. Basil is self pollinating so shake plant to help pollination. Pass the word.
The tool looks like an earwax cleaner. 😂😂
I use this way to sprout all of my seeds but I use a plastic ziploc bags and put the napkins inside the plastic and then plant in solo cups but never grown basil before so don't know much about them.
How much is too much water?? I have a hand sprinkler and how many times a day should I sprinkle them with water?
It depends so much on your local climate and soil texture. In hot tropical places with sandy soil (90F plus), you’ll need to water twice a day. In cooler places with clay soil maybe once every three days or less. Wait for the soil to dry a little bit before watering again.1st
Great content
thanks
Someone needs to sow 1lbs of basil seeds
That would be a viral video in my opinion
I wish I could show you a pic of my plate seedlings. Getting ready to put them in little pots for the window sill. I'm going to just wet the napkin and plant the seedlings with that tiny bit of napkin still attached to the roots. I don't think I'll try to pull them off the napkin.
thats a good strategy
@安妮 it should have started sprouting.your seed may be bad.
I didn’t understand why you have to add chia seeds on it? What’s the purpose of adding into it? Thanks
They are not chia seeds. That is how basil seeds look
@@suburbanhomesteadI have Thai basil seeds and they don’t germinate. I’m gonna try your technique and hopefully it will work.ill keep you posted
That little spoon is what we call a McElroy curette in surgery.
Thanks for the expertise
Great video. Are you Armish? thinking probably not by being on youtube, just curious about your attire!
How many days till your seeds germinate?
The surgical tool is a bone curette
Hello! I tried the plate germination method and noticed the basil seeds formed gel-like cover. Does that mean that they are not bad seeds? And do I need to add water on the seeds daily? Will the tissue paper get dry? If it's nighttime, do I need to provide a lamp from the seeds?
The gel is normal for basil, just like chia seeds when in contact with water. Always make sure the paper towel is moist. It can never dry up. You don’t need to keep lights on at night especially when it is still a seedling. Keep the temperature at around 70-80 degrees (room temperature)
@@suburbanhomestead Oh, thank you for your informative reply. Your videos are very helpful for struggling beginners in gardening like me. Thank you very much 😊
Hi Siloe. I will try this. Until now my basil always failed. It sprouted, but then stopped and died.
I hope it works for you. just remember to pot it in well draining potting soil to begin with and never let it catch a cold.
I wonder if you drink basil seeds, like chia seeds? We asians use Thai basil seeds especially Thai lemon basil seeds, since it is abundant and easy and cheap. We drink it for generations especially during hot, drought season to cool our body. Never try with western basil, i keep killing my western basil with overwatering, well except the amazingly delicious Napoletano basil, that was completely demolished by a fat caterpillar.
I love your appearance
Where can we get your music?!
I have released the old album called taproot in bandcamp. (search suburban homestead in bandcamp) I'm planning to release the new music to commemorate 100k subs which seems eminent due to the latest video. I will need a few more days to get things set up.
You want a self sowed garden build your soil up woth woodchips and leaves. After you build your soil like the Amazon rainforest then you will achieved your dream !!!!
Maybe use chop sticks too?
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how do your cups have holes in it- a- wtf that is the cutest thing to plant in but they all are closed... then it is not secure for most plants, but yours a=have holeeeeees, howww?????
I found them basically being discarded in a flea market, so I got a bunch of them for just a few bucks and drilled holes using a diamond bit drill
@@suburbanhomestead wow is it normal to have a diamond dit drill? 0-o I've always thought that if i tried doing any holes in ceramic they would break in a second
You have to be careful. I have a video about that process
@@suburbanhomestead uhhh gonna search for it
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I notice your mulch is very very thick and high
spinach needs cold to germinate.
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Time to shave your beard so you can wear a mask.....
Hacksaw I'm taking this whole thing very seriously, I haven't been in a store in two months because I'm in a high risk household, but dude - be polite. For all you know, he isn't even going out.
@@Fragrantbeard be polite, i am, my son is very at risk. I shaved mine off. How will he put on a mask to go out?? This isnt going to end tomorrow or next month. Our lives have changed forever
Hacksaw Siloé has mentioned that he films all his videos the year before publishing. This was shot in the late Spring or Summer of 2019. But yes, masks are still important and we should all be staying home if we can.