Thanks for watching and posting. That's awesome info that I'm sure many who visit this site will appreciate! I hope they grow into strong and happy plants! :)

Does dipping them in honey and placing them in soil work? I tryed placing them in water and they never propagated.

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I've heard planting the flowers stems that grow out the top back in the ground can make new basil plants? Is this true or is there amother way?

***** Thank you for watching the video and commenting. Yes you can grow other plants from basil plants by cutting the stem. You can also do this with tomato's and many other type of plants through this process known as plant propagation. :)

***** Thank you for watching the video. i just pruned some basil yesterday and dried it out for seasoning this winter. The smell of fresh basil filled the house with its amazing aroma. I really love this herb!

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Thanks for watching! I'm glad you found the video on pruning beneficial. I hope you have bountiful harvests! :)

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+Daniel Wilson Thank you for watching and commenting! It seems I have several comments that are a year overdue on responses but I never saw them initially. Yes I do love having that basil with spaghetti sauce, as a matter of fact, that's what I'm cooking right now.

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Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for subscribing! I just finished drying out a ton of mint from my garden, I love the flavor of home grown herbs. Good luck with your herb harvests!

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So glad you found the video informative! If you want to avoid a bitter plant, prune your plant often. After the flowers grow a long stem will begin growing from the top of the plant past the flower areas. If allowed to grow unchecked the plant can become more bitter than some people prefer after that stage. Hope that helps!

+HomesteadersFreedom Thank you, it does help! I don't care for it when its bitter, it has a much fresher taste when it's sweet so you make sense when you say prune often. 😋

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Fringe Wizard Because when the buds come in it stops the growth of the plant. clipping the buds keeps the plant growing. All of my new basil comes from the cut buds. Yep Pepe been lifting

Thanks for watching and commenting! I love the way those flowers taste, they are so delicate and full of flavor. I like to pick basil leaves and chew on them while tending to the garden, so tasty!

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Yes you can! I've done both but have better luck when I use the water first. I done direct planting and sometimes it works for me, other times not so much. I think it depends on a lot of factors like time of year, type of plant, weather conditions..etc.

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Thanks for watching and commenting. I would just water them well (take the spray nozzle off and just let the water run and really soak through the dirt. I also use azomite (rock dust), and homemade compost tea.

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I am also curious. I plan to grow basil and cilantro plants and just bought the seeds. I'd like to have a miniature version though, not as big as the one in this video. That probably just means I have to prune/trim more often, right?

Your very welcome and thank you for watching! Yes you would care for cilantro or other herbs the same way. :)

Yes pruning your plant more often will keep it smaller. Thank you for watching the video!

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Thank you for watching! Thats interesting about them tasting like the peppers. I haven't noticed any flavor difference with basil planted next to tomatoes, interesting to hear so thanks for sharing!

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I do too! Great video :)

I do too! Thank you for showing how to thin the bush as well, I always had trouble with that part.

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Thanks so much for watching and commenting! We planted about 8 basil plants last year that all did well, some were seed plants some were not. I don't remember if the one in this video was one of the harvest plants or seed plants. I was getting a lot of questions on how to prune them from folks who would pass by, so a short video on pruning was done. I hope you get abundant harvests from your basil plants! Were waiting for ours to grow now, we just planted seeds a few days ago. Hope they grow fast, were running low on seasoning and can't wait to dry them out and make some tasty dried basil seasoning for cooking. Do you use your basil fresh, dried, or both?

HomesteadersFreedom I use them both ways but my favorite is to use it to season corn. Truth is now I won't eat corn without it..My extended family always request I bring my special corn to all holiday event's..I've also covered a whole chicken with basil securing it with tooth picks and baked it so good...I enjoy your helpful videos

swampmammytheone Oh that sounds good, I'll have to try putting some basil on corn, never thought of that! Glad you like the videos, we'll try our best to keep them coming. :)

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! Yes you can plant basil next to peppers as well, they are good companion plants. Basil can also deter other insects like aphids and mites.

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Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting! Yes the basil is wonderful and the smell is simply amazing. It tastes great and is really good when dried out and used throughout the year for seasoning. I sure do love basil ! So happy you found the video useful.

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I grow my basil near a fence where it gets shade but not total darkness and it looks beautiful i dont know what to do with so much basil!

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+HomesteadersFreedom so kind of you to take the time to help. We're into Springtime now in Australia and looking forward to new growth. Very inspiring to watch your lovely plants :)

+Ronda Goodlet Thank you for watching and commenting! Container gardening is a great option to use in situations like that. The soil in containers (especially plastic ones) dry out much quicker than ground soil because it lacks the cooling effect that the earth provides. Water container plants frequently, check back during peak heat hours of the day to make sure the soil is still moist. Keep at least one to two inches of thick mulch over the bed of the soil in your container. This helps the plant retain more water, slows evaporation and helps cool the soil. If production output is sluggish resulting in a low harvest, consider the soil nutrient content. A fertilizer that provides trace elements would most likely be very beneficial for you. Most standard plant food fertilizers provide N (Nitrogen), P(Phosphorus), K (Potassium) which is essential for plant health and growth, but other trace elements are also very important to overall plant health such as magnesium, copper and many others. I use azomite in my gardens to provide those trace elements. I'm sure azomite is not the only thing that can be used to provide that, but its what I'm familiar with and it works well for our garden. I hope this helps!

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Ladiebug Lane Thank you for watching and commenting! I honestly haven't noticed any bitterness, perhaps its because I dry them out and use them for dried seasoning for cooking.

Thank you for watching. This season we have planted all of our basil seeds, but we will hopefully have some seeds this fall.

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom and for commenting. You probably need to do some heavy pruning, but you did say you hacked them back pretty far. It hard to gauge without seeing how the plants were cut and being familiar with their growing conditions. What do you do with your basil? You grow quite a bit of basil, do you sell it? Again, thank you for visiting! :)

Thank you for watching Homesteaders Freedom! If you want to harvest seeds, just allow the basil plant to grow and it will put out seeds that you can collect. When I plant basil I normally plant at least one basil plant that doesn't get heavily pruned. Eventually it bolts and puts out seed that can be collected.

Thank you for watching the video and for commenting. Yes this does hold true for other herbs as well.

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Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes you can harvest the basil before it flowers. You also can keep it in the container it came in, but if the container is not a large one, its best to put in in a larger container or to put it in the garden so it's roots have enough space to spread out.

I am no expert by any means, but from some research I don't think that they thrive well indoors. Maybe try getting them outside for 6-8 hours of sun :)

Im in a very cold climate 5 months of the year.