You're supposed to be able to root basil stems - at least I'm told you are. I think you have to root them in water until the roots start to grow.
It's an annual, but I think it will sometimes self-seed: http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_november_3_basil.asp On 10/4/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have been enjoying fresh basil from a plant I put in when we moved in, > but > the plant is growing at an outrageous rate and in spite of frequent > harvesting is bigger now than the shrub it's next to. Nothing special > about > the soil as the rosemary, thyme and lemon balm are healthy but not growing > at *this* rate. > It doesn't seem to be something you can take cuttings from and I have not > seen any flowers, so it looks as though I am stuck with a huge basil plant > but only one. Anyone have suggestions short of digging it up and moving > it, > or thoughts as to whether it will survive this? It's a perennial, right? > Dana > > -- > In the long run we are all dead. - John Maynard Keynes > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175822 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
