Taking Cuttings of Basil for Propagation

Rooted Basil

It’s no secret that I love to propagate plants. I especially love to propagate the easy plants. The ones where success is almost 100% assured! Believe it or not there are a few of those. Basil is one that I almost always can get to root simply by taking cuttings and putting it in a jar of water. In the fall I like to do take cuttings of basil so I can sustain a plant over the winter then plant it again outdoors in the spring after the danger of frost has passed.

How to Propagate Basil

Here’s a little video I took with my basil plants. It’s so easy to do why not?

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