Ocado British Growing Basil
Product information
Pick tender leaves from the plant to adorn your caprese salad, or chop and mix with olive oil for a fantastic pesto sauce for your pasta, magnifico!
Serving Suggestion
Caprese Salad - Place alternate slices of mozzarella and beef tomato on a plate, sprinkle basil leaves over and drizzle with olive oil and season with a little salt and pepper.
Pesto - Combine pine nuts, basil, grated parmesan, garlic and olive oil in a food processor and blend. Stir into your favourite pasta.
The best way to look after basil is to let the plant tell you it needs watering, as it will start to wilt. The plants will quickly spring back up and the stress will actually increase the oil content they are producing, improving the flavour. It is also important not to water the plants too soon before harvesting the leaves, as this will dilute the flavour. Basil is highly susceptible to chill (below 10°C) or cold draughts - the leaves will start to blacken.
Country of Origin
Suitable for vegetarians
Product life guaranteed for 2 days excluding delivery day.
Storage
Growing herbs are 'cut as you need', harvest just above leaf growth to encourage the plant to re-grow.
Watering the herbs from the bottom is the key to keeping them healthy and to prolonging their life. Your herbs have always been watered from below so by keeping to this regime you will extend the life of the plant.
Remove the herb pots from their sleeves and place the pots on a saucer. By placing water at the bottom of the tray you can always see how much water your plants have taken up. As most herbs originate from hot countries they like to be kept on the dry side. The more heat and light they are exposed to, the more frequently they will need watering. Generally water little and often and never keep your plant in standing water.
Instructions
1. Pick leaves as required.
2. Wash before use.
3. Tear or chop.
4. Add at the end of cooking for maximum flavour.
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Manufacturer
Ocado Retail Ltd.,
Hatfield,
Herts,
AL10 9NE
UK
www.ocado.com
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Ratings and reviews
Customer reviews (400)
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Okay, but you have to do stuff.
As a previous reviewer advised, as with all supermarket basil it has to be divided into lots of smaller plants. Although this can be time consuming they will soon grow and will be happier and healthier.
BASIL POT
I find that if you transfer one of these plants to a much bigger pot and keep in watered it lasts for weeks so really good value compared with buying bags of leaves.
Brown leaves after two days
Leaves shrivelled and went brown after two days. Wont be buying again.
Instantly turns black, sheds leaves and withers
Third time I've bought it thinking I wasn't taking proper care of it. Now realise the whole lot must be rotten with mould/bacteria infection. Was literally delivered yesterday and so I haven't even had a chance to get the watering wrong with this one. Instantly dead.
Dead
The plant arrived a bit sad looking, wilted and died within a few days ( despite watering and feeding). Ocado needs to review how these potted herbs are stored, something isn't right.
you need to split them up
You need to split them up. One stem is one plant. A faff I know but if you split them and re pot them theyll keep going. The reason theyre dying is because theyre overcrowded. Ive had 5 plants from my one pot and all are doing fantastically. Had them 4 months and counting. All lined up on my kitchen windowsill. Good luck everyone!
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