My basil decided to grow straight through a crack in the patio

I had a basil plant in a clay pot that developed a tiny crack at the bottom. Over a week, a single stem pushed through the crack and rooted itself in the pavement below. I had to carefully cut the pavement around it to transplant the stubborn thing. Now it's in a bigger pot, and I check for cracks every watering.

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4 Comments

taylorshah2mo ago

You said you check for cracks every watering now. Is that just worry about it escaping again, or did that little break really hurt the plant?

the_wendy2mo ago

That little break can kill a plant fast, so yeah, I check every time now.

ninaowens2mo ago

Paranoid plant parent over here.

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mia7002mo ago

Honestly, that basil's will to live is wild, and ninaowens, we're all a bit paranoid now.