Should i plant this basil deeper ?

[anton002]

Should i plant it deeper or will it be okay ?

Thanks

Anthony

[Scarlet]

I would just add a little more soil to your pots for now. The soil will then be just under the seed leaves. You can plant a little deeper later on when you pot on.

Some of those pots look fuller than others - don't fill up too much, leave a little space at the top. Well done though, I find basil a bu@@er to grow. They look lovely.

[Bren In Pots]

This week I've done the same thing as Scarlet suggested to some of my Basil.

[fishpond]

I would repot to just below the seed leaves, pinch out the tip, keep the compost a little drier as it looks quite wet.
Keep them warm.

[anton002]

Thanks for your replies

I will add a little compost and then make sure its slightly drier.

Scarlet : its the first time i have tried basil and they all germinated ,which shocked me tbh as i had heard a lot of negativity.

[Inastate]

I feel like I've just realised that I've missed a fundamental aspect of gardening after reading this.

What is meant by planting something deeper?

[muddled]

You take it out of it's pot....and plant it right up to its scrawny little neck in a deeper pot. This encourages the plant to grow more roots and protects it from wind rock etc.

Particularly useful for tomatoes.
Never do it to cucumbers (they get stemrot).

[Kirk]

I cheated, walking round an Aldi they had basil at 69p for a pot, intended to put on a window and then pulled apart for cooking with I suppose.

But at 69p it has just gone into the garden about 30 minutes ago.

[Jonnyt]

Then it will be dead in another 30.
Too clod outside at this time of year and is really a Greenhouse crop