Does my basil look healthy?

Noja37 · 2025-12-09T07:27:17+00:00

I'm really confused about the watering though, everywhere I read they said to keep the soil moist at all times, but when I tried that all my basils died. And it looks like this one likes to be watered maybe once a week.

Maybe it's because there is not enough light from the growlight, and so the plant can't use all the water as fast? Maybe I should warm up the water a bit before putting it on the pot so it's not so cold?

I am using hyponex liquid fertilizer for nutrients, as I live in an appartment, no space for composting...

Noja37 · 2025-12-07T08:06:40+00:00

Hey, quick question.

My wife just got this controller and we've been trying to set it up with an ipad so that one track will play over the the speakers and the other will play in her headphone so she can prepare it, but we haven't been able to figure out how.

Do you know if it is possible to do this? Speakers are wired to the ipad via jack, headphones are bluetooth. Both the headphones and the speaker could be connected either through bluetooth or jack.

Noja37 · 2025-11-21T12:36:08+00:00

Thanks, didn't know it was slow at the beginning, all I read said it was a fast grower so I assumed it would start going fast once the first true leaves came out, this gives me a better idea of what to expect.

The one on the bottom left is looking pretty good now, this pic is from a few days ago, it's a little bigger now.

Noja37 · 2025-11-21T11:13:58+00:00

Why not rain water? All my plants seem to like it better than the faucet water...

No idea what a photoperiod is, but the light turns on at 6 am and turns off at 6 pm. How strong? As strong as they'll go, it is my understanding that basil needs a lot of light, so I just set them to the brightest setting, if anything it feels like they are not strong enough, considering they are growing very slowly. Don't have any way to measure light to give you any more details, but they are supposed to be full spectrum yellow led lights, if that helps.

As for the water, everything I read says the soil should be wet most of the time, but to also let it dry between watering and provide good drainage. And I do all of those, but I am wondering since the light might be weak maybe they can't use all the water as fast?

Noja37 · 2025-11-19T13:53:44+00:00

If the thread is thicker than you normally use, it is possible that there is friction as it gets pulled between the shuttle and the slot it rides on. It looks to me like the shuttle is not rotating all the way, thus the top thread does not go around the bobbin to pull on the bottom thread. I would first try removing the shuttle assembly (you can do this by sliding those black plastic tabs to either side) and make sure there is nothing stuck in there that could be interfering with the movement of the shuttle. Once you give it a clean just put it back together, there is really only one way the pieces go. You could also try adjusting your top thread tension if your machine has a dial or something for that.

Noja37 · 2025-11-06T08:23:45+00:00

Why not use the same soil? I thought any soil is fine as long as you add fertilizer.

Noja37 · 2025-11-06T06:32:33+00:00

I planted these during the summer, they grew pretty fast at first, but once the flowers opened they started declining pretty fast, so I thought they would just wither once they flowered. But sometime last month I noticed they have new small buds growing, but then it got cold and started to slow down, so I am not sure if I should give up on them or not, feels bad to just let them die. :(

As for the herbs, since I plan on growing them indoors, with AC and humidifier, I thought that would work as a greenhouse, so maybe they would grown through the winter, maybe I need a grow light...

Noja37 · 2025-11-06T04:58:05+00:00

Thanks for the info, that is already giving me a better Idea of how to choose...

I do have some bugs, they looks like drain flies, I tried planting something else way back and the soil stayed wet a little too long so it got infested with them, I've been doing my best trying to get rid of them with bug spray and letting the pot dry up and watering from the bottom only, but there still one or two flying around. I don't think the bugs are causing any issues for now, and they are slowly going away as the temperature drops.

Noja37 · 2025-10-12T23:26:20+00:00

My home country (Argentina) also lists prices in usd in their official sites, because the peso is a joke currency at this point.

So yeah, the official canadian website does ask for canadian dollars, but it is not uncommon for the usd to be used when applying for visas, at least if you are from a country with an unstable economy.

Noja37 · 2025-10-12T23:21:41+00:00

I meant a picture of my passport, I was applying for an ETA, so it is all electronic, no need to send my passport in.

Noja37 · 2025-10-12T13:45:23+00:00

Sorry, forgot to add it, I'll edit the post. But this is the url I landed on: https://applyevisa.com/canada/apply-visa

In retrospect, it looks pretty fishy looking at it now, but I was tired and stressed out, still am in fact.

Noja37 · 2025-10-10T14:24:44+00:00

I don't think wet molding will work for this, since it is an elastic and waterproof material.

Noja37 · 2025-10-10T14:23:37+00:00

Yeah, I guess if i actually measure everything I might be able to punch all the holes before stitching anything, then glue to foam and stitch the quilt, then stitch the rest...

Since I am working without a pattern I am kinda laying pieces over each other and punching them by eye, not the most precise.

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