Lime basil in ground, I dropped 3" off the top, just above a set of leaves. This will double the plants stems. Dont pinch tips, esp on the larger leaved basils like your genovese, give it some ht, then take off enough the base can support the doubling stems. I grow my African blue for the bees, so it also gets topped off to double the bloom stems- outside in north Houston these basils grow til frost
