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Basil, drying after moving and transplanting

I had a very nice basil and at some point I moved to an apartment where it was very humid. After a while I moved it to a bigger pot and I don’t know if it was due to gas or some other reason, the leaves started to dry out and the stems turned brown at the base.
I wonder why and I would like to know how I could save the remaining stems?
Someone recommended that I should cut them above the brown part and put them in water to grow roots.

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Hello. Based on the attached photos and the information provided, it is most likely that the basil has been affected by a combination of unfavorable factors: the change of environmental conditions (moving), transplanting, a high and constant humidity in the substrate (excessive watering), the installation of pathogens, etc. It is known that a larger pot implies a larger volume of substrate, and thus its thorough drying requires a longer period of time. Therefore, it is important that after transplanting, watering should be carried out with great care, only when the substrate is mostly dry (depending on species requirements and existing conditions). Excessive and/or constant moisture in the substrate favors the development and spread of plant pathogens. Given the current state of the plant, the chances of regeneration are very low.
Indeed, basil can be multiplied by vegetative propagation from plant parts. As a rule, vigorous and healthy plant parts are used for vegetative propagation. In this case, you can consider cutting off some of the stems (2-5 cm above the brown part) and placing them in water or in the substrate for rooting. For propagation it is recommended to use a suitable substrate, such as Universal Substrate Promo Garden, 20 litres. After some roots appear, you may consider using a fertilizer such as AMN BonaVita, 500 ml, by watering at the roots, as mentioned in the product description (to stimulate an optimal development of the roots).
The success of vegetative propagation is not guaranteed.

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