This may have been covered, but have any of you started basil from cuttings?
I figured I should get a couple of basil starts to pot up for taking inside come October. Was at Lowes, this one has a good garden center. The lady said the herbs were gone, but did suggest the cuttings (put in water, see roots, then pot).
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Update here. I finally potted 4 cuttings (2 purple, 2 green), and in another pot 2 new starts I got from the box store. The cuttings (were water rooted) don't have the pretty new round leaves, but more lance shaped. I will leave the pots outside for awhile. Has dipped to the 50's, just barely. Basil gets shivery in the 40's.
Where I plan to put it inside has good, but not great window light.
Where I plan to put it inside has good, but not great window light.