41
Am I supposed to cut the flowers off of a basil plant? (piefed-media.feddit.online)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/gardening@lemmy.world
22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I just saw this other post, https://lemmy.world/post/50970674, about cutting the flowers off of a basil plant. I noticed that mine was growing fairly quickly, until the flowers showed up, and now the leaves have stopped getting bigger.

If the plant has already developed flowers, do I still cut them off?

A basil plant with small-ish leaves and white flowers.
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 18 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Your plant has already bolted hard. Once that happens, the taste of the leaves becomes bitter and far more unpleasant.

If you just want a few basil leaves on occasion as a garnish, you should probably let the plant keep doing its thing. If you want good-tasting basil in volume, replant.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •