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skibo
Grand Rapids, MI
August 25, 2008
06:13 AM Post #5464397
| I've been not only pinching mine, but neighbor's and family member's basil...I'm going to stop pinching today!! |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
August 25, 2008
09:17 AM Post #5464785
| LOL! You don't have to stop pinching all of them... even a few bloom stalks here and there will give you plenty of seeds, and then you can keep making pesto etc. :-) |
cactuspatch
La Luz/Alamogordo, NM
(Zone 7b)
August 25, 2008
06:31 PM Post #5467047
| Good article. I took a short trip and didn't pinch for a week, some went to seed and now I have several more basil plants this summer. |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
August 25, 2008
10:35 PM Post #5468277
| It's remarkable how quickly they'll bloom and set seed, especially later in the season. :-) |
cactuspatch
La Luz/Alamogordo, NM
(Zone 7b)
August 26, 2008
10:05 PM Post #5472453
| Yes, one of my volunteers came up in a pot of Society garlic sitting in the middle of the herb garden. I had to pinch the seeds off today so I can have basil for a few more months! |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
August 26, 2008
10:08 PM Post #5472480
| I had a volunteer come up in a crack between the patio pavers... it's setting seed, too! |
cactuspatch
La Luz/Alamogordo, NM
(Zone 7b)
August 26, 2008
10:11 PM Post #5472491
| Yes, I have some coming up in my cracks between the flagstones. I usually let them go to seed and then don't have to plant next spring. But some years that doesn't work. |
