Fresh Basil

[daisy]

How do you keep fresh basil from molding & how long (days) will it keep fresh ??

 

[Patriot_sPizza]

The trick…just like roses…lol…

Trim the ends…

Stand them up,in a bucket, in an inch or so of water…(I used a 1/6 deep hotel pan…)

Put a bag loosely over the top…then back in the cooler

I can get 7-10 days that way…

 

[daisy]

Do you put any water in the bottom of pan?? So basically you are like making an aquarium type container?? What do you do with the loose leaves, I bought a small container from Sams club, had some loose leaves, so I put them into one of those veg. containers that is suppose to make veggies last longer, didn’t work molded with 2-3 days… Do you refridg them ??

 

[Rick_G]

We do similar to what Patriot’s says, but at room temp.
We buy basil in 1 pound bags, my wife clips the ends and arranges the sprigs in a couple of vases. We usually get between 1 - 2 weeks, depending on how well the basil was treated before we got it.

 

[daisy]

I will try that. Thanks for the info