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Thea Babington-Stitt

How to grow basil from shop bought to save money all summer long

Basil plant in terracotta style pot

If you're anything like us, learning how to grow basil from shop bought will be a game changer. We've all been there - you buy a little pot of the tasty herb from a supermarket thinking it'll last forever and within a few weeks (if you're lucky), it's stripped of leaves and withering away. And if you've bought a packet? Well, we've all been disappointed in how quickly those turn brown.

Growing basil is not just for those with herb gardens anymore. Like with how to grow ginger from shop bought, we've spoken to the experts to find out how to turn a piddly supermarket pot or packet into something that that'll keep giving and giving.

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