If you don't have a garden or don't want to walk there for every basil leaf, you can grow the aromatic culinary herb directly in the kitchen. We present the possibility of growing basil in a glass and show what needs to be taken into account.
Is basil suitable for cultivation in a glass?
Basil isvery suitable to be grown in a jar on the windowsill. Cultivation works best with seeds, alternatively cuttings can also be used.
How to plant basil in a glass?
To cultivate basil in this way, one or more suitable and thoroughly cleaned jars are required. Follow these steps:
- Pebbles as a drainage layer Place on the bottom of the glasses (about three cm high) to avoid waterlogging
- Use potting soil for filling up; a permeable and pre-fertilized herb soil is recommended
- Herb seeds scatter on the ground
- Pouring
When using soil that has not been pre-fertilized, a suitable organic fertilizer should be sprinkled onto the soil before watering.
How does planting cuttings in a glass work?
If you want to grow basil in a glass using cuttings, the procedure is the same as if you were planting seeds. The cuttings areplanted into the potting soil filled above the drainage layer and watered. If the plant gets bigger, it is important to pay attention to the correct watering behavior - always from below.
What are the benefits of growing basil in a glass?
A big advantage of basil in a jar is that you have the herbsready to handin the kitchen, not to mention thedecorative element, because herbs in a glass simply look beautiful.
Even if you want to propagate basil, growing it in a glass until the plants are big enough and it is warm enough to move outside is a verygood alternative to traditional pot cultivation
How can basil in a glass be decorated decoratively?
With our decoration tips, basil looks even more beautiful in a glass:
- Marbles or use colored stones for the drainage layer
- Label theglasses, for example with a chalk pen
- sticker apply
- BeautifulRibbons Tie around the glasses (checkered ribbons that harmonize with the color of the kitchen furnishings work particularly well)
So pretty, the herbs are also ideal as a gift.
Does basil in a glass need to be fertilized?
Basil in a jarneeds to be fertilized regularly. As with any basil grown in Hais, it is best to provide the required nutrient replenishment once a week with anorganic liquid fertilizer.
Tip
Do not use a glass that is too small
Basil needs enough space to thrive. If the space for the roots is too narrow, there is a risk that the plant will die if it is not divided. That's why it's important to have sufficiently large jars - for pickled cucumbers or other vegetables, for example. A mustard jar or small jam jar is unsuitable for growing basil.
