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title: "Is my basil under watered? The pots used to just sit in water and be…"
description: "Is my basil under watered? The pots used to just sit in water and be fine. They’re much larger plants now though. But they keep falling (I don’t think k buried…"
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community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "Milk Teeth"
published: "2025-05-31T12:41:45.862015Z"
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# Is my basil under watered? The pots used to just sit in water and be…

_Posted by Milk Teeth on 2025-05-31_

Is my basil under watered?

The pots used to just sit in water and be fine. They’re much larger plants now though. But they keep falling (I don’t think k buried them deep enough when repotting) and have yellow tips.

Also ate my green beans under watered too???

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/aLsXpwsauC7xdeOkqmNZME9RwENwJHg35__o1nE2CgM/RqSm_kpCSQaKQuHVoiRsFg.webp?size=large)

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## 4 comments

### iAreKir commented on 2025-05-31

with how light they are in color, they look overwatered. The soil shouldn’t be saturated. The basil looks like it’s growing taller instead of bushy, like it’s trying to get more sunlight. Unless they’re still seedlings and just look bigger in the picture. So sunlight could definitely be a factor as well.

### Milk Teeth commented on 2025-05-31

Thank you!

### Charr commented on 2025-05-31

Basil doesn’t need to be watered much. Pinch between the two nodes (where the leaves make a y shape) for it to get bushier later on, it still needs more growing before you do that. Needs sun.

### Bubba commented on 2025-05-31

There is a diagnostic app on this product that might help you

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