Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Help with basil seedling, please?, 1 by kittriana

kittriana wrote:
Your basil is a genovese type of basil. After the 3rd set of true leaves, you are going to want to pinch the main stem above that 3rd set of leaves. The bumps look odd, but dont appear to be caused by anything bad. You will need, very soon, a deeper pot. Basilroots like to go deep to support them as the large plant they become as adults. Mine love 95* partial shade days, but are not the Genovese. Happy growing!