my basil plants have grown real tall and the stems are black and the leaves are not growing anymore so if i clip them at the stems will the stalk grow back or are they just dead?
2007-07-17 08:59:12 · 4 answers · asked by sheri_schuller 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I think they dried out which equals dead. They should be putting out new branches all through the growing season. Those branches should have a lot of small bright leaves on them. Yours do not sound good.
2007-07-17 09:02:37 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snip off most of the stem but leave a few bottom leaves on the plant. It will grow back.
2007-07-17 09:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by krissyderic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut them back further towards the ground.
2007-07-17 09:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/info/herbs/basil.asp
2007-07-17 09:05:21 · answer #4 · answered by grebcrystal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋