Re: I fail at plants...
Jembru, I wonder where you are buying your plants from? You say you bought one lot of Basil from the Supermarket, if you bought the others from there too that could be your problem.
Any plants that I've bought from a big chain store or supermarket has ended up dying. I thought it was me, too! I mentioned this to someone and they said it could be to do with the environment those chain stores create for the seedlings.
This person explained that plants that are raised inside a shop or in a hot house may just not have the fortitude to survive in the real world. The lighting and oxygen in those kind of stores are just not the same as in your garden.
Since then, I've started buying from the nursery close by instead and I have a really great garden going now. I'm not perfect, I'm still killing oregano somehow but most of my other stuff is growing reasonably well.
The other thing is to make sure its in the right pot. If the pots too small or doesn't drain, the plant suffers.
Hope this helps you.
Originally posted by Jembru
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Any plants that I've bought from a big chain store or supermarket has ended up dying. I thought it was me, too! I mentioned this to someone and they said it could be to do with the environment those chain stores create for the seedlings.
This person explained that plants that are raised inside a shop or in a hot house may just not have the fortitude to survive in the real world. The lighting and oxygen in those kind of stores are just not the same as in your garden.
Since then, I've started buying from the nursery close by instead and I have a really great garden going now. I'm not perfect, I'm still killing oregano somehow but most of my other stuff is growing reasonably well.
The other thing is to make sure its in the right pot. If the pots too small or doesn't drain, the plant suffers.
Hope this helps you.
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