What to do when basil and rosemary plants flower?

Ruby · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2007, 02:03 PM

do I need to prune them?...thanks for your answers

Mike F · #2 (**permalink**) 12-30-2007, 02:03 PM

The plant will grow stronger and the leaves will grow bigger if you nip off the flowers on any herb.

perhapspersephone2000 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-30-2007, 02:03 PM

Well down here in the south we do not prune back rosemary. its used as a substitute for lavender hedges. ( Lavender just hates our humidity ) But with Basil you do have to pune it back , otherwise it reseeds and gets leggy. Herbs like being pruned.