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title: "Hello! New basil plant mom here! This is Daisy Calio and she’s sad.…"
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# Hello! New basil plant mom here! This is Daisy Calio and she’s sad.…

_Gepostet von Catrabelle am 2024-05-04_

Hello! New basil plant mom here! This is Daisy Calio and she’s sad. Any advice to make her happy? Also how do I know when the leaves are ripe to use in cooking? Thanks!

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## 4 Kommentare

### Sunny kommentierte am 2024-05-04

Gradually place it into full sun. It needs 6 hours to 8 hours of full sunlight.

Water when it’s 50% dry. It doesn’t like completely dry soil. Bottom water to avoid fungus growth on the leaves.

Fertilize by mixing organic fertilizer in or a timed release fertilizer. Check if the nursery already fertilized with timed release fertilizer.  
Good luck🍀🪴

#### Catrabelle antwortete am 2024-05-04

Thanks!

### nosugartonight kommentierte am 2024-05-05

You can eat those leaves I think anytime. Obviously it’s nicer when they’re bigger.

### J3nn8 kommentierte am 2024-05-31

Pruning the larger leaves will encourage new leaves to grow.

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