Ocimum Basilicum
4.7 out of 5 (181 experiences)
Fast grower
Survivor
Also known as
Sweet Basil, Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, Basil, Genovese Basil, Christmas Basil, Red Rubin, Lemon Basil, Emerald Tower Basil, lettuce Leaf basil, Basil 'Pesto Perpetuo', Dark Opal Basil, Italian Basil, Wild Magic Basil, Basil sprouts, Small Latino Basil and Rutgers Basil
Taxonomy
Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum
Lamiaceae
Lamiales
How to care for Ocimum Basilicum
How often to water your Ocimum Basilicum
every 9
Ocimum Basilicum needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Sweet Basil in your home
a window
Ocimum Basilicum love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Ocimum Basilicum does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Ocimum Basilicum in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Ocimum Basilicum
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Ocimum Basilicum after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Browning Stem I am new to plants and trying my hardest to learn! Just potted a bunch of herbs and my Sweet Basil is browning and hardening at the base of the stem. Any advice is welcome!
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Nats? Ima start with, I have no rotten food or anything of the sort in my house. Nothing else has the nats. Only my basil plant. Why could this be happening and how do I stop it?? #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #NewPlantMom #PestControl
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My basil is dying and I don’t know whyyyyy😭 and suggestions or tips
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All of a sudden it looks wilted I got my basil for probably a week now from the grocery store. It was doing okay, not 100% thriving, but still fine although the weather at my place was still cold and gloomy, but it stays inside with me (24°C). Two days ago I got an indoor growing light and has it close to my basil. I noticed it looks droopy so I put the light further but now it looks wilted. I also try to seperate the basil since they were a bundle I bought from the store, hopefully it will not steal the water and nutritions from one another. Checked the roots as well when I repot it- they were pretty thin and long, light brown colour. I knew I also made a mistake a few days ago, that I water it way too frequently. I don't know how to make this any better - should I prepare for the worse case: my first dead basil? Thankss #basil #wiltedbasil #droopy
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I just bought this the other day at Walmart and it looked like it was thriving, and the soil was already wet. Now a couple days later it looks like it is dying. What do I do?! #SweetBasil
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Burnt Leaves? #SweetBasil are these examples of burnt leaves? It’s in direct sun but I thought it had been growing really well!
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both of my basils have black roots and holes in leaves, I water them only when soil is dry. what is causing this??? 😣 #SweetBasil
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my plant looks sick, what’s wrong with it? black spots #SweetBasil
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Any good names for my Kratky basil? #SweetBasil #kratky #Hydroponics
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This was purchased at a grocery store several weeks ago and I haven’t transplanted yet. For some reason I feel like I do not know how to mix proper soil for my indoor plants. Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank-you. #SweetBasil
Care Summary for Ocimum Basilicum
Ocimum Basilicum
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 114
Survivor 66
Large, lush leaves 51
Easy to propagate 37
Browns easily 31
Blooms easily 23
Pest magnet 4
02/12/2022
Needs sunlight and constant watering
01/22/2022
Good for beginners.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
01/11/2022
Love this plant great for any type of food and add flavor to ur life
Fast grower
Browns easily
09/18/2021
Please note this isn’t sweet basil. Greg just thought it was
09/16/2021
Pretty smell, tasty leaves, easy to grow and look after, and infinite pesto at your beck and call?!?!
What’s not to love?!?!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Easy to propagate
09/12/2021
Easy & delicious
09/07/2021
Smells SO good!!! bounces back from dehydration really easily.
Fast grower
Survivor
09/06/2021
It easily propagates from cuttings!
08/31/2021
It just keeps growing and growing out of control. I’ve been giving extra basil to my neighbors because idk what to do with it haha
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
08/30/2021
The smell is amazing.
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
Fast grower
Blooms easily
08/26/2021
Basil is amazinf
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
08/26/2021
Easy Basil and can gift to friends to propagate
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
08/22/2021
nice plant, smell GOOD
08/21/2021
The aroma on it’s amazing. When I cook with the food taste more fresh. Everyone tells me that my cooking is always si yummy and flavorful.
I give the the recipe but they say it’s not the same. Maybe because they are not cooking with fresh herbs. I do🥰😉
Fast grower
Browns easily
08/07/2021
It tends to grow quite tall with n only a few weeks. Trim the leaves and to continue its growth, cut the center of the three stem that form on top. The smell helps you know if it’s healthy, it’s like a spicy ham ^^
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
Browns easily
08/03/2021
Edible!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
07/31/2021
Amazing herb! Can be harvested as needed and great for a beginner plant. Works well in ground and containers. Wonderful aroma.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Blooms easily
Survivor
07/30/2021
Grows super quick, so excited to have some fresh basil of my own!
Fast grower
07/29/2021
bought this basil plant from Aldi weeks ago and it’s still hanging on somehow, so I have taken it under my wing. massive drama queen and will wilt and shrivel away if you don’t water it for one day but will bounce back into its luscious self after a glug of water
Fast grower
Survivor
07/27/2021
Basil is a finicky plant. Get it right or it’ll die.
Browns easily
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