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Planting Basil in a mason jar is a perfect way to have fresh basil for all your cooking needs. Its an easy herb to grow indoors or outdoors. Its nearly pest and disease free while beautiful to look at and has a wonderful fragrance. Whats not to love!

Grab your supplies

To plant basil in a mason jar your going to need to grab a few supplies. A mason jar that is at least four inches deep to give your roots plenty of space to grow. Small rocks or grit to put at the bottom of your jar for drainage. A good well draining organic compost. Also basil seeds or a small basil plant. You can grow basil from seed in your mason jar just be sure to keep it warm and in a sunny spot or under grow lights when its starting out.

Plant your basil

Here’s how to plant your basil. Cover the bottom two inches of your mason jar with the rock or grit you chose to use. Next pour your soil into the jar leaving space at the top for your plant to grow. Be sure not to pack down the soil leaving it loose. Next sprinkle a few of your seeds on top of the soil. Pour a little more soil on top of your seeds. Then give them a drink. I used a spray bottle to moisten the top of the soil so I wouldn’t disturb the seeds. Put in a warm, sunny spot or under a grow light. Watch them grow and enjoy!

Care and keeping of your basil plant

This lovely little herb is super easy to grow. Here’s what you need to know for the care and keeping of your basil plant. You’ll want to keep it warm it likes the average temperature to be about 70 degrees. Also give it plenty of sunshine about 6 hours a day of direct light. Keep the soil moist but well-drained. To prune you’ll want to wait until the plant is 6-8 inches tall. Then use your thumb and forefinger to pinch off leaves from the top down.

Planting basil in a mason jars is easy and enjoyable. To see my favorite mason jars go here.