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Tilly2 | 22:33 Sat 26th Mar 2016 | Food & Drink
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I have a pot of supermarket bought Basil which I have used and cut down and has re-grown. The re-growth has now developed small, white flowers. I have never seen a Basil plant flower before. Is this a first.......like the cuckoo?
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From the RHS:
"Keep plants bushy and productive by pinching the tips of branches regularly and remove any flowers that start to develop".
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/herbs/basil?type=h

So it seems that you're a lousy gardener, Tilly2. Welcome to the club!

;-)
22:37 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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No seeds without flowers though, Chris!
22:41 Sat 26th Mar 2016
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Wasn't there an epic 19th Cen poem about a pot of basil holding a horrible secret, a severed head?
06:07 Wed 06th Apr 2016

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