How to grow, harvest, and dry basil

Grow, Harvest, and Dry Basil

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Fill a pot up with potting soil. Make a hole the size of your starter plant (basil) in your pot of soil Pack all of the soil around it.

This is what it should look like when your done

Cut right where the leaves stop growing

Cut right where the leaves stop growing

Hang upside down using your string to tie it on something to dry.

Hang upside down using your string to tie it on something to dry.

When it is completely dry, crumble it up and your done.

I hope that this guide has helped. Please comment to share some great ideas for more. Thanks.

  • Basil starter plant
  • Pot
  • Scissors
  • Planting soil
  • String