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Default Trimming and using older basal plant


"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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On Oct 30, 11:41 am, "Kent" > wrote:
> I've been cultivating a basal plan for the past several months. It's had
> exuberant grow of large leaves until recently. Now the plan is smaller,
> with
> smaller leaves and tiny "flowerettes" on top. Our nighttime low here is
> about 45F. What do you do when the temp goes below freezing? We only get
> to
> about 30F in the middle of winter. Can you eat the little flowerettes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kent


Do you mean basil? It's going to flower before it goes to seed.
It's an annual.
If you want to let it go to seed, take it inside. Otherwise it will
get too cold and just die.
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>

Howd'ya let it seed? Whad'ya do to help it? Do you plant the flowerettes?
Thanks from an ignoramus,
Kent