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03 Jan 18, Wendy (USA - Zone 6b climate)

Hi Liz; I used to live in Miami, Your best bet is to buy a plant and just use the shoots of the plant. Place in a small container with water until you see roots and then transplant to soil. Basil is a very strong plant making it easy to grow. The more sun it gets the strongest the flavor and aroma. Good luck

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11 Aug 23, Janine (USA - Zone 10b climate)

I wouldn't recommend having basil in a spot that gets full sun at midday in the Miami summer. That's too much sun and will damage/kill it. I lost several basils that way. When gardening tips say

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27 Sep 23, Janine (USA - Zone 10b climate)

(cont'd) "full sun", they usually don't mean full tropical summer sun.

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17 Jun 17, irshad (Canada - Zone 7a Mild Temperate climate)

Hello How can growing basil plants in cold temperature

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27 Apr 17, Monique (USA - Zone 9a climate)

Ok,, I live in zone 9A and I'm trying to grown basil. No matter where or how I try to grow it it dies. Looks like it's getting burnt when I plant it outside. How much should I water it or how often ???? HELP !

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30 Jul 17, Paul (USA - Zone 8b climate)

Sounds like Downey Mildew. Undersides have grey black fuzz spores, the plant looks like has a nutritional problem. Suggest sanitation, regular application of organic teas and bio fungicides to populate the leaves with bacteria and fungi so the mildew can't get a start.... Varieties with flatter leaves vs. cupped tend to have an easier time.

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28 Apr 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Basil is normally easy to grow. Normally you would plant it in your area from April to July.It doesn't like frost but, as it is a soft herb it doesn't like extreme heat and drying winds either. Try planting it where it gets morning sun and is protected from harsh conditions. A spot that gets light shade would also be good. Basil likes fertile, well drained soil and will reward you if the water supply is evenly damp but not wet. Sowing seed directly where it is going to grow is the best as direct-seeded plants will always do better than transplants. Trust this helps.

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25 Apr 17, Monique (USA - Zone 5a climate)

I live in Florida around Daytona beach and can't grow basil to save my life. I've tried it in pots inside and outside. This year O planted it by my tomatoes and it still died. I'm I watering it to much too much sunny it said full sun but it looks like it's getting brunt... HELP !!

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01 Dec 19, Danielle (USA - Zone 9b climate)

I'm in Daytona too. My basil struggles also.

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07 Jul 22, Sophia (USA - Zone 9b climate)

I am in Tampa, and I am growing so much basil from seed I am now drying it. I have mine in pots in full sun and water daily and then I have some in the ground in semi shade as an experiment.

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