My basil plants usually do very well in my garden. Basil is a wonderful herb that adds a lot of flavor to many recipes. With my fresh basil I like to make homemade pesto and freeze it. We just used the last of the pesto from the freezer!
As basil plants grow, a flower stalk appears at the top. This means that the plant is bolting and going to seed. To keep your basil plant producing, cut the flowering stem off. Just cut about an inch below the flowering stem. Try to cut the stem at the first sign of flowering. The bolting tends to happen during really hot periods.
Basil plants will produce quickly if you keep harvesting the leaves and cut the flowers off. If your basil plant does go to seed, you can collect the seeds and save them for next year!
How is you basil looking?
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Thanks for this. I’m trying out a hydroponic gizmo and the basil has been growing like crazy.