Fast forward to 2014. I noticed that my basil has grown bushy, overgrown, and woody at the bottom. The tops were flowering which I thought was a good sign...it's not. Turns out, you need to cut or pinch off the basil flowers. When a basil is flowering, it means that it is in reproduction stage which also means it's not developing more leaves. And if you're a cook, or a pesto maker, you need tons of leaves, not flowers.
Since I'm starting gardening this year, I decided to cultivate this herb. I Googled and learned much on how to take care of basil. Basil can be propagated via seeds or cuttings. I chose the latter since it's free, obviously. I cut basil stems (2 inches or so), removed the leaves at the bottom of the stems and placed them in a clear jar with clean water. I placed the jar on our kitchen sill where there is moderate sunlight.
After nine days, the cuttings grew their first roots. I was excited! After checking out the jar every day, here's the promise of new basil plants. I thought I would fail in my first attempt in planting.
I let them grow more roots before transplanting them. After four more days since the first roots, here's a picture of those basil cuttings.
I used the empty cups of instant noodles and milk cans as the basil's first home in soil.
Within two weeks, I have small basil plants ready to grow. Come to think of it, if you're on your two-week wait, this can be a good activity for you to try to take your mind off your TTC journey.
