My neighbor saw my sad basil and asked one question that fixed my whole setup
I was complaining to my neighbor Dave on the third floor about my basil turning yellow after 4 weeks, and he asked if I was watering from the top or bottom. Turns out I was dumping water straight on the leaves every morning, which was baking them on my south facing balcony in Tucson. Started bottom watering through the drainage holes twice a week and the thing bounced back in 10 days. Anyone else switch to bottom watering for herbs, or does it depend on the pot?