November 5, 2024

VIDEO: 3 Methods for Pruning Herbs To Stimulate New Growth


When pruning herbs for harvest or for shape, it’s vital to follow the ‘rules’ of the plant…the way it naturally grows. This way you’ll stimulate new, delicious growth as well as shape the plant over the course of the season or seasons.

We’ll be pruning rosemary, green onions, and of course the classic basil in this video to demonstrate a few different approaches.

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27 thoughts on “VIDEO: 3 Methods for Pruning Herbs To Stimulate New Growth

  1. Clarification: For green onions, you can cut 1-2" above the soil, but I find the technique I described to work better for maximizing green top harvest, then you can pull and use the entire green onion once you've gotten what you want from the tops.

  2. Oregano.
    White +/or pink flowered? Golden (carpet)
    How to prune for control And cultvation? (It can be better thn grass, softer to walk on and fragrant, edible herb.
    Also Cilantro/Coriander. How to prune (types?) to slow/stop bolting.

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