Laura’s Garden Notes: Shooting roots

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Quite by accident, the basil sprig sprouted roots. Accidental on my part, at least. I had snipped a bunch of basil to have on hand in the kitchen for culinary purposes, and it was keeping fresh in a glass of water by the sink. We didn't eat it up right away, but it was only day three when I pulled out a sprig to mince and saw it had shot out some roots. Wow – that was fast! From the basil's perspective, of course, this was not an accident. As soon as I snip