It wilted due to stress. Maybe a lack of water. I'm guessing there were few root hairs on the roots. Transferring from a system where roots are constantly wet to one where they are only slightly damp can be a shock. Try watering heavily. They might pull out of it. Sometimes a plant can look like it's dead when it's in shock, but pulls out just fine. But, sometimes they really are dead. I grow all plants hydroponically at the beginning. All my soil garden plants are started in an ebb and flow system. However, these plants are in coco coir and develop some really nice root hairs. My plants rarely experience transplant shock and when they do, it's because I did something clutzy like dropped them when pulling them out. I've transplanted from DWC (where the roots just dangle in water) to soil, too. The plants suffered for a day, but pulled out of it. I thought they would die. Something to consider is that if you plant in direct sunlight, that could hurt them, too. It's best to transplant to soil on overcast days or shade the plants with something. I'm guessing the basil is of pretty good size, too. It's best to harvest some of the leaves to reduce transpiration if the plant is used to constantly being immersed in water. I wouldn't do it now as the plants seem to be overly stressed, but in the future you might keep that in mind.

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It has taken me awhile to take pictures of my living room since I made some changes. I did return the two sofas (painful—not only did they charge me a $450 shipping charge, they also charged a $250 cleaning fee, as our white dog rubbed against one of the sofas and there were strands of white fur on the back of one. Easily removed with a lint brush, but whatever, lesson learned). We bought two new sofas and had pillows made to coordinate the rest of the room. Took down the valance and made a cornice board as a replacement. Reupholstered the accent chair and bought a new rug. Took apart the entertainment center and painted each piece. Changed the wall color and the artwork. Very pleased with the results. Thanks again everyone for your suggestions!

You write you have lots of rain lately. Is the rain water sinking into the ground or staying on the surface of the soil for a prolonged period of time? I am trying to find out here if you have a drainage problem that could, to some degree, justify building raised beds. As for organic materials it is not only compost you can use. Mulching with grass clippings, straw, leaves, wood chips etc. for the summer keeps the soil moist and cool and provides food and shelter for the soil organisms. It is the soil organisms that make your soil fertile. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detailfull/soils/health/biology/?cid=nrcs142p2_053868 http://pnwsteep.wsu.edu/DirectSeed/conf2k2/dscclapperton.htm You can incorporate the amendments into the soil before winter. BTY In hot summer climates raised beds are generally especially bad idea, the soil gets too hot in them for both plants and the soil organisms and dries up much too quickly after watering. There are exceptions though where raised beds are the only solution, like when the natural soil being contaminated or waterlogged.