[header] How to germinate and care for basil seedlings [title] Get a big container with a lid that can fill smaller pots and poke air holes in it (unless it already has holes already). [title] Fill your designated container with moist soil. [step] You can use newspaper cups. 
Spray it with water to make the soil moist to the touch. [title] Place 1-5 seeds on top of the soil.