Originally Posted by valmarg

If you buy a pot of supermarket basil, when you get it home, cut out the tops (more than just the tips) and place in a bowl of water. The taking out of the tops of the plants will encourage them to bush out. The tops of the plants will readily root, and you can pot them up.

Repeat the process throughout the Summer. Trust me, it works. You only ever need to buy one pot of basil from the supermarket, and with the above process you can have basil all Summer. Much easier than trying to grow from seed.

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