Basil is known as one of the best herbs to cook with, imparting its beautiful flavour and aroma into every dish. It’s also one of the nation’s most popular herbs to grow - and don’t even ask the Italians, basil rules over there. But in order to enjoy the biggest and most flavourful leaves and the bushiest plant, you need to know how to prune basil.
Whether you’re growing basil from shop-bought or from seeds, pruning will help the plant thrive in more ways than one, however surprising that may be as we often think of pruning as something done on large plants or trees.
