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Having access to fresh greens is an opportunity to provide yourself with vitamins and trace elements. You don't have to wait for a warm spring or prepare beds in the garden to grow it. You can have basil, dill, parsley, green onions on the windowsill all year round.
Variety and cultivation features
Basil is very aromatic and aesthetic. It will look great on the windowsill. Choose varieties with small leaves. It can be "Marquis" green or red, "Clove aroma", "Lemon", "Citrus fresh".
It can be grown from seeds or shoots. It is convenient to plant basil in pots. You can collect soil in them from the garden. In any case, it will be necessary to take care of fertilizers. You can take universal ones for vegetable crops.
Pay attention to the depth of sowing. So that the greens can germinate faster, the seeds are deepened by a maximum of 1 cm. When the plants rise to 5 cm, it is necessary to loosen the soil once every 2-3 days.
Young greens are watered in the morning once a day. Do not overwater, as basil likes moderate moisture. Check the dryness of the ground. If it becomes dry faster, watering can be increased. You can add the sauce at lunchtime, but you shouldn't do it in the evening.
Basil will grow actively if the air temperature is +25. Given this requirement, growing on the balcony will not work. Basil grows fragrant, but on the condition that the flower stalks are removed. With the right approach, basil will grow on your windowsill in any season of the year.
