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kittriana said:


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

Thanks for the info. I had no idea mine was a Genovese basil. :)

Let me share two photos with you.
Simply because I havent used any of the leaves (I am too afraid to do so....I dont want to damage the plant).

It looks like one of the stems is about to bloom. It has grown fairly tall. What shall I do to keep it in control.

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