MinnBobber
Well-Known Member
OK spice gyrls or guys, I have a 2 year old indoor basil plant that is a tall, spindly, and not good.
The basil's plant-sitter from this winter looked like they killed it----only a handful of leaves but
I revived it.
Now I check out info on pruning and it appears I've been doing it exactly opposite of the recommended
method to prune it down---keep it low and full.
My method was to harvest leaves from the bottom as they get the least sun etc. So, naked at the bottom
with a full top with long singular branches.
It has two main trunks with higher up branches that are very long.
Any pics of a properly grown basil???
Am I better off to start a new plant and prune it properly?
? Prune by cutting just above the two leaf pairs so that then grows two stems, etc???
Does this yield a low bushy plant?
Thanks
P.S any ideas on how to keep those f#cking squirrels out of hanging bird feeders and porch railing
flower beds?
The basil's plant-sitter from this winter looked like they killed it----only a handful of leaves but
I revived it.
Now I check out info on pruning and it appears I've been doing it exactly opposite of the recommended
method to prune it down---keep it low and full.
My method was to harvest leaves from the bottom as they get the least sun etc. So, naked at the bottom
with a full top with long singular branches.
It has two main trunks with higher up branches that are very long.
Any pics of a properly grown basil???
Am I better off to start a new plant and prune it properly?
? Prune by cutting just above the two leaf pairs so that then grows two stems, etc???
Does this yield a low bushy plant?
Thanks
P.S any ideas on how to keep those f#cking squirrels out of hanging bird feeders and porch railing
flower beds?