Are you harvesting your basil correctly? Here are some essential tips to help you get the most out of your basil plants: Proper Basil Harvesting: Don’t Pull Off the Leaves: Look for a side branch and harvest just above it. Why This Method Works: By cutting above a side branch, you encourage two new side branches to emerge and grow. This results in double the basil you started with! Dealing with Excess Basil: Harvested Too Much?: Remove some leaves from your cutting (so your small plant doesn’t h

How to harvest your Basil for long lasting & more productive plants 🌱 Bonus tip at the end of the video to preserve your Basil easily 💚 Growing an healthy plant is one thing, but harvesting correctly is equally important to have more productive plants. In the case of Basil (also applicable to Mint), it’s always best to harvest & cut the stem right above a node. It is at the intersection of the main stem & two branches in the shape of a V. By cutting here, the energy of the plant will be redist

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Want my step-by-step basil growing guide? Comment HERBS and I’ll send it your way. If you want big, beautiful basil harvests this summer, start here. 🌿 The secret? Prune early. When basil is just 6" tall, snip the middle stem right above the second set of leaves. That one cut will double your stems and kickstart a bushier plant. Keep going as it grows, and you’ll be harvesting handfuls of fragrant basil in no time. Eventually, you can let it flower for the pollinators—or keep pruning for an end