I figured as much. My kitty gets transdermal meds on her inner ear flap - a whole different configuration.
Tiny Chef has been canceled by Nickelodeon. My Spring Onion grew up watching him when he was on YouTube. We havenāt watched the show but SO cried when I showed him this video. Weāre going to catch up on Tiny Chef episodes.
I have so much respect for stop-motion animation. Truly a labor of love.
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Iāve killed many plants in my life; enough to think that I have the proverbial black thumb.
But recently I bought a basil plant at grocery (turns out it was 2, packed together) and replanted in a bigger pot according to daughter 3ās instruction. Itās grown from a 6-inch height to about 12 inches in the last few weeks.
But ādrama queenā, OMG, yes. Google says they want 6-8 hours of direct sun. It goes super limp (like all fronds falling over the edges) after 6 hours in the sun. Then I bring it in and give some water and it perks right up. Lather/rinse/repeat.
But at least it aināt dead yet. So maybe my āblack thumbā legacy is no more, for the moment.
Curious, does this ādamned near dead to revivalā cycle, repeated fairly often (every couple of days) make a plant stronger? Or weaker? Iām guessing the former but as a (former) Black Thumb Botanist, I admit I have screw-all for basis in my opinions.
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Eh, I grow basil on my balcony, where it gets maybe 90:00 of direct sun a day. Itās doing fine.
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We had a rare weather event yesterday evening, a pink fog. I was fascinating, it turned everything pink. I think it was caused by the sun setting as the fog rolled in. Unfortunately I couldnāt get a decent picture.
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I think wilting is not good, at least for flowering and fruiting plants.
ETA Also, I recently some shade is recommended for basil here, as it delays it flowering and going to seed.
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Please describe further? Is this 1.5 hours?
Is my 7+ hours way too much?
Ninety minutes is what mine gets. But Iāve seen basil growing in plenty of long-lasting full sun. I donāt think yours is getting too much, but my own experience is all I have to go on.
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Yeah, basil can be a bit of a diva but reliable once you find the right conditions. Trial and lots of error showed me the way even though Iām terrible at understanding what plants need.
I couldnāt plant it in our garden because groundhogs and/or rabbits ate every last leaf.
In full sun in up on our deck, the plants pretty much fried.
But then I got the idea to put a planter behind some deck chairs where the basil was in part shade. With vigilant watering and pinching off the flowering tops, the plants were happy to produce all summer long. As a bonus, the regular watering attracted a little toad to the deck who sung to us in the evening and every time it rained.
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Thanks!
Also thanks! @shrinkrap.
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I also learned that it is best watered from the bottom, i.e. putting water in the tray the basil planter is sitting on. I managed to keep a basil plant alive in a pretty dark kitchen in Berlin for almost the entire duration of our stay 
I do kill pretty much any other plant Iāve had in the houseā¦ unless the cat gets to it first 
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I feel like Iām running a small sick station. What with our baby boy ailing, and now my boo. He never got out of bed today & slept through almost all of it 
No fever, just tummy pains and weakness.
WTH is going on?
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He may have picked up a stomach bug plus the jet lag. Hope they both feel better soon.
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Cooties from the return flights home?
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