3 Methods for Pruning Herbs To Stimulate New Growth

When pruning herbs for harvest or for shape, it's vital to follow the 'rules' of the plant...the way it naturally grows. This way you'll stimulate new, delicious growth as well as shape the plant over the course of the season or seasons.

We'll be pruning rosemary, green onions, and of course the classic basil in this video to demonstrate a few different approaches.

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[epicgardening]

Clarification: For green onions, you can cut 1-2" above the soil, but I find the technique I described to work better for maximizing green top harvest, then you can pull and use the entire green onion once you've gotten what you want from the tops.

[TarTelperienNumenor]

I would like to see more info like this! Especially on parsley, dill and oregano

[dustinmcrae]

Hydra's regrow heads my guy, not Medusa but honestly idc, this was a great video!

[wjck]

Please show us how to prune:
Lemongrass
Oregano
Thyme
Cucumbers
🙏

[BirdBrain]

Medusa famously did in fact, not grow her head back

[oilin]

Can you please do more videos on herbs for beginners? Lemongrass, sage, tarragon, thyme and oregano are the types of herbs we would also most likely want to grow because they're expensive at the supermarket.

[herbalvision]

Loved this! It's amazing to take care of plants like this and see them grow. That's beautiful.

[Lili-ccpz]

Your videos are the most concise and informative gardening videos on YouTube! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :)

[aarnilapsi]

Hey dude, I'm from Finland and I've been watching your videos all day now.
It feels like you're genuinely excited about gardening and teaching others, and you're so energetic in every video that it just makes me happy. I'm preparing for my garden this year, as it's still a bit too cold for planting, but watching these videos just makes me look more forward into the time where the danger of frost is over.


Keep it up, man!
I think that a little gardening is something we all need now.

[jettahickens]

Thanks, Kevin, for those amazing tips! I appreciate it.Happy gardening!!

[aleksmack]

Wow that rosemary technique to move the branches horizontally...I had no idea! Thanks for sharing. Great videos, super helpful and efficient! 💯

[pascualb]

This helps alot thank you one of the most trusted gardening tips videos I watch are yours and one other.

[roberth.]

Kevin, thank you for your expertise and effective instruction. I have learned much from you. Thank you.

[ritagaston]

You’re the best. So clear, direct and smart

[andrewlucas]

I would love to see more information on herbs! Just started my first herb garden so I'm eager to learn as much as I can

[mystiquelunasora]

I can't thank you enough for your tips. I've learned so much and my plants are looking so much better! Thank you!!

[trudybrunk]

Very informative! I am new to gardening and your video was quite helpful. Thanks.

[cesileythorson]

This was so extremely helpful! I have been so lost when it comes to pruning and for some reason, I haven't been able to find any videos like this one that explain it so well. The info was straightforward but also in depth enough for me to feel comfortable doing it myself. Of course, the demonstration was also extremely helpful! Would love to see more like this about thyme, oregano, parsley, etc

[maikhanhhh]

Thank you for showing such good pruning tips. I love the way you show I. Your video clip:
- short videos
- clear methods
- precise techniques
I found them very helpful, good instructions, realistically clear.
Please do more pruning techniques for herbs, as well as seasonal veggies
( like the present time now is almost the end of summer: late July & beginning of August: what vegetable can we grow ( seeding, planting, pruning, fertilizing, ...etc...).
Thank you again.
I appreciate your helpful gardening ideas.

[julierobertson]

I learned a lot from this video and would like to see more. I'm growing my first thyme this year, so would like to see it included in your next prune/harvest video. (Thanks for all the help you've given me through your channel. It's been an inspiration.)