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My basil plant is thriving outside and flowering! What do I do to make sure she keeps it up??   #SweetBasil

@HisLobster · Answer

That is so beautiful! 🤩

@SesameSeeds777 · Answer

just whatever you've been doing. Clearly you're doing something right! If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It might appreciate a little fertilizer though to keep up those flowers. It depends on when the last time you fertilized it was and if it's susceptible to fertilizer burn

@stephonicle · Answer

FYI, allowing your basil plant to flower can make the leaves taste bitter, so pinch back any flower buds as soon as you notice them 😊

@HerbalScience · Answer

@stephonicle oh thanks for that info! Didn’t know this! I’ve only been picking it off so that I don’t have a bunch of basil plants seeding in my planters box.

@HerbalScience · Answer

@ComradeCowvine you’re basil plant looks very beautiful! Great job! I haven’t had fresh basil in years so it’s been awesome to have it now that I have a place to put a garden.

@valsroses · Answer

Yes pinch back the flowers or will go to seed

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