Harvest Unlimited Basil - Garden Quickie Episode 116

Basil.....The More We Cut, The More It Grows? Seems impossible, but Basil is a unique herb that responds to top pruning by doubling its shoots at each node! The end result is a plant that produces a staggering amount of harvests that grow in size with each new cut!

You have to see it to believe it and even though its a Quickie, we'll show you the whole process here today! Enjoy.

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[sandyhayden-bristow]

Oh, love this. Good info and explains why the one basil plant I grew died an unnecessary death. Now armed with this knowledge, we can aim for success. Thank you! 💖

[carmellayates]

Wow, I've been cutting my basil all wrong . Thank you I'm going to start more and follow your cutting techniques .

[patriciatinkey]

Thanks! I've got healthy Basil, & it reseeds itself well, but I've been harvesting it all wrong! That's why i get such tall, leggy plants. 😄 South Florida is getting our coldest nights yet this winter this weekend. You probably laugh at 39 as really cold- but my plants aren't used to that! I run strings of mini lights on the ground in the mulch with sheets over the tropical plants i can't bring in. A couple hundred can take care of a clumped group of several small citrus bushes & a dozen or so smaller pots clustered around them.

[mamabearthrives]

Thank you so much for this garden quicky! 👏🌱I have a single basil plant that is growing and actually got its first top the other day and I looked at it and I knew I was gonna have to do it ✂️then I saw your video 😣thanks again, and stay safe in this crazy weather 💪💓🌪🌬⛈

[joj]

Learn something new every time. Thanks Jeff

[sixfigurebookkeeper]

Thanks Jeff, that was awesome. I’ve got 4 basil plants growing that I haven’t yet harvested from cause I didn’t know what to do. Now I know!

[redheadedgypsy]

Love your channel Jeff - thanks for all the great info!!!

[timadams]

Thanks for that mate. that's awesome

[nancyseery]

Love your garden quickies, but what do you do with all of that basil. Wish i could get my cilantro to grow.

[meremadswyant]

What was the fertilizer you used? How do you make it? Do use after each time you take leaves off? New to all of this and trying to learn : ) thanks Mary W

[susyQ]

I grow my basil by vertical gardening with pop bottles. My south window is always full of herbs. Just need to learn fertilizer better

[meremadswyant]

Do you have info on harvesting basil and storing it?
Thanks Mary