Marvin Agustin shares tip on how to plant basil
Actor and entrepreneur Marvin Agustin is a proud owner of a "home farm" which is set up in his home a few months into the quarantine.
He is able to grow tomatoes, okra, ampalaya ang a few other greens in his garden.
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On his Instagram account, he shared a little tip on how he grows and propagates Thai basil.
"Para dumami 'yung basil nyo, simply cut a healthy stem of the plant tapos lagay sa bote na may tubig. After 2-3 weeks, pwede mo na itanim sa pot na may lupa," he wrote.
He also showed a video of him cutting a stem to demonstrate.
"This is how I do it, slanted ng konti. Feeling ko kasi 'pag slanted mas mabilis lumalabas 'yung roots and regular changing of water every four days," he says in the video.
He also reminded his viewers to get a snip from a healthy part of the stem before putting it in water.
"Kuha kayo ng kahit na anong bote. So ito 'yung pinutol natin doon sa Thai basil. lubog n'yo lang na abot 'yung dulo. 'Yan, hintayin niyo lang tumubo 'yung ugat. 'Pag tumubo na 'yung ugat, lulubog n'yo 'yan sa soil. Tapos meron na kayong Thai basil! Very simple," he says with a smile.
Watch Marvin propagate his Thai basil here:
Marvin recently shared that some of his vegetables have already started growing produce.
However, these attracted wasps to his garden.
To protect the produce, he wrapped them in plastic bags and also sprayed them with a homemade pesticide made of sili, garlic, and water.