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Default Basil and keeping it
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> A number of recipes call for fresh basil but, unless you grow it
> yourself, basil has to be bought in large bunches that are much more
> than you need.
>
So grow it, take one of the stems, stand it in a glass of water for
about 6 weeks until it roots.

Plant it in good compost in a pot, you may find it tries to flower,
pinch it out and it grows more leaf "branches" with less plant height.
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