If you want your basil to grow all summer long, you need to cut it back. Here’s how #gardening #basil #herbs | Wyse Guide

So, what happens if you don’t prune your basil? First you likely end up with a tall leggy basil plant that produce very little leaves. Then the plant will go to flower and the leaves will start to taste bitter as it focuses its energy on producing flowers and seeds. Pinching or cutting back basil plants regularly encourages full, bushy plants and better tasting leaves. Cut back seedlings when they’re at least 6-8 inches tall always trim just above two leaf nodes, where the stem and leaf meet. Ne

Freezing basil in ice cube trays 🧊 Don’t tell the pesto… but this perhaps my *top* favorite way to preserve fresh basil from the garden! 🌿 It is SO quick and easy to do, and the resulting basil cubes are so versatile to use. We make tray after tray all summer, store the cubes in reusable freezer bags, and then toss them into the pan with sautéed veggies, eggs, soup, sauce and more all year long. No defrosting necessary. . I prefer to make mine with olive oil (which is pretty much always welcom

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