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Did my Basil flower (bolt)? Is it too late to pinch it off is so? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Pinch it. Basil is fairly resilient to abuse.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Yes, it's about to flower. Pinch the head off and it'll keep growing.

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    [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    @Dis32 You can always pinch it off. It will probably keep trying to flower for a while, but keep pinching them as they come.

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