tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post5421037270639484121..comments2024-01-18T14:03:27.252+02:00Comments on Ramblings from Rhodes: Gene Kelly and a Pocketful of BasilJohn P. Manuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-56339900999728138602014-10-05T01:51:54.431+03:002014-10-05T01:51:54.431+03:00Whilst I hear what you're saying, I've los...Whilst I hear what you're saying, I've lost count of the number of times I've watched a Greek watering his or her Basil plant by simply pouring water on to the compost in the top of the pot until it's a lake around the plant's stems. They'll do this a few trimes each week. Incidentally, I don't remember Percy Thrower having had a sex change op.<br /><br />You're giving your age away. You ought to have said "AKA Joe Swift" or something!John P. Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426089334296469215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754379282583650722.post-20446149176894885812014-09-29T10:52:30.949+03:002014-09-29T10:52:30.949+03:00Basil doesn't like to have water on the stems ...Basil doesn't like to have water on the stems so if you've been watering it from the top that may be why it fails. Try watering from below. In other words, stand the pot (which should obviously have holes in the bottom) in a 'saucer' or something larger for a big pot and only water into that.<br /><br />Vicki aka Percy Thrower.<br />( I reckon you are old enough to remember him!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com