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

_Catrabelle님이 2024-05-04에 게시함_

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!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/uIJnra_FHNFLufWK3OVHY6NmsT6KKlJCaEfQZ4LG55Y/SNXRPR4YS5ifhvQKJYusPA.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### Sunny님이 2024-05-04에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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🍀🪴

#### Catrabelle님이 2024-05-04에 답변했습니다.

Thanks!

### nosugartonight님이 2024-05-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### J3nn8님이 2024-05-31에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Pruning the larger leaves will encourage new leaves to grow.

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