Herbs
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: full sun
About the plant
Basil comes from tropical Asia and dislikes cold and draughts. It is grown as an annual; pinching out the shoot tips and flower spikes makes it branch and keeps the leaves coming longer.
Basil and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
Care
- Watering
- about every 2 days in summer (April to September), every 4 in winter
- Light
- full sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 15–30 °C
- On a balcony in winter
- does not stand frost (likes at least 15 °C): take it indoors before the first frosts
- Feeding
- April to September, every 3 weeks
- Grown
- in a pot, in a glass
Pick the tips just above a pair of leaves and it branches out. Remove flower buds. It dislikes cold sills.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.