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Old 04-26-2007, 08:14 PM
seamarie56@verizon.net seamarie56@verizon.net is offline
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Default I am growing a basil plant indoors.How can I have a bushy plant,rather then

a tall plant?


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Old 04-26-2007, 09:14 PM
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Prune it ... I guess
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Old 04-26-2007, 10:29 PM
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More light, shorter plant.Less light, taller plant.No light, really tall spindly plant.Therefore you want max light that the plant likes._Then_ prune it to taste (pun intended .Good luck!
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Old 04-29-2007, 07:20 PM
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No light makes dead plants. Ignore that guy. Your "basil" plant will get bushier by topping it. Cut the top 2-3 inches off.....and I know you will find that VERY hard to do, but when you do, it will "shrub" There is a growth inhibitor on the tip of a growing plant which you will have cut off. This is why Christmas trees have longer branches on the bottom and shorter on the top because the top limbs are closer to the natural growth inhibitor of the plant.Trust me.
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