how to rescue a dying basilica?

What is a Basilica plant? The only Basilica plant I know of (and I Googled to check) is used as an architectural term in building churches. N.B. Sacre Coeur.

I see you are from Saudi Arabia Moonlein. Are you sure you have translated this properly?

John.

Do you mean Basil - a herb whose leaves are eaten with Mozzarella cheese and used to make pesto? (It's 'basilico' in Italy, I think, John).

yes, it called basilicum in deutsch. used to eaten with Mozzarella cheese and tomatoes.

OK, Moonlein in English it is Basil. I am afraid that in the cold UK we grow it as an annual not a perennial. In warm Saudi Arabia (where I believe it can be grown as a perennial) I am afraid that I for one would know nothing about it's growing habits.

It is possible that even as a perennial it may go dormant for part of the year. Somebody on GoY may know but it certainly isn't me. Sorry.

John.

that is fine, thanks for your help.

Hello from Greece,

do you happen to know which type of basil you have?
In general they need quite a bit of moisture, they hate to dry out and sun and warmth.
Here in Greece the small leaved basil is an anual, easily re-grown from seed, the large leafed basil can be managed to be brought through the winter indoors with leaves being harvested, the red basil is more tolerant to cooler temps and then there is the winter basil with red stems and green leaves.

Tell me please where you have the plant, what soil you use, did you transplant it, what are you feeding and how do you water it. Is there still any green, did it loose leaves or just trun brown and wilt?

I got the plant from supermarket in German. i tried to water it everyday and the soil is fast draine out type. I noticed that among 5 of it only 1 is alive but the green leaves turn to be slightly brown. I tried to sun it frequently but it was useless. I am panic for looking of my little love plant dying... But thanks Isabella, your information is very helpful for me and I think you are right that they hate dry out, sun and warmth. :)

I thought so - SM plant - dear Moonlein thos plants are sold for consumption - if it survives it is a miracle. Get yourself some seed and start from scratch - much easier and rewarding rather than to retrain a plant grown for FAST show ---- that is why it is dying....... no fault of yours!
Go to a seed store and get yourself some see --- follow the regiment - south side for Germany, moisture no stagnant water and presto - pesto on the windowsill

Well done Isabella. You have got it. It is for eating, not growing on.

ok, thanks Isabella. But I will not give up for this little plant.

hello everyone, here i am again to inform everybody about the good news. My basilicum is alive and i try to load the picture for you to have a look. I wanted to know how can I trnsplant the new branch from the main plant? Thank you so much if you able to help me in this question.

Hi Moonlein. Pleased your basil is still OK. I'm afraid that, because of the language difficulty, I don't understand your new question. Can you try to post your photo? It would help.

There is a saying in the West. ' One picture is worth 1,000 words.

John

ok. I have submited the picture.

Taking cuttings from basil is one way of propagating it Moonlein. I've never done it myself. As I said earlier, it is usually grown in this country as an annual but can be a perennial in warmer countries. Apparently one type, lemon basil, does not seed at all and so has to be grown from cuttings. So based on that information and your picture I think you should be OK to do it that way. Subject to it taking OK which is never certain.

John.