Hello, I would like to ask for advice regarding my Basil plant which I planted from seeds around July this year. I am concerned because its still so small at 5 months. The leaves are only about 2.5cm. Timestamps are available on the photos when you click on them.
Some information about them:
– They were sown directly on soil outdoors in summer where they get full direct Berlin sun until I brought them in around early October because of the fall temperature drops.
– In summer they were watered more frequently as the soil dry faster, and I was fertilizing them once a week.
– They were tempered when I brought them in. And now they are under a grow light, 12 hrs a day.
– Now, they are watered weekly with fertilizer every 2-3 weeks
I understand that growth significantly slows when I brought them inside but how come they're stuck at this size even at 5 months despite being outside for 4? I feel like I'm wasting resources on it.
by SuitEducational4810
1 Comment
Are you harvesting it? Basil loves heat and as much sun as it can get but if you aren’t harvesting it regularly it won’t grow big and usable. I was really hesitant to harvest my little basil at first but it was only when I started harvesting (above the lead nodes) that it really bushed out.