Growing a fuller basil plant

Many times when you use the pellet, you realize that most of your seeds germinated and grew as a bunch from the center of the pellet. In this case, the leaves that are taller have a splendid growth at the cost of the smaller, shorter shoots that dont get the same amount of exposure to sunlight. To solve this problem, I used a pretty rudimentary tool to pull back the tall leaves so shorter leaves could move out of the shadow. I used french hair pins, the ones that you use to pull back extra hair in your bun. You can buy a 100 pack of these on Amazon for a mere $1.16. I could pull back the taller leaves by using very small and thin hair pins to delicately position the leaves. A very simple process, just be very gentle and soft to not damage the stems of your plant.

This process will ensure that you have a fuller, healthy plant where every shoot gets complete exposure to sun. Here is a picture of my fuller basil which has been harvested several times already: