http://www.herbs-spices.net/how-long-shourld-a-basil-plant-grow-before-i-can-expect-to-use-the-basil-leaves.html Free herb and spice collection Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:28:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.herbs-spices.net/how-long-shourld-a-basil-plant-grow-before-i-can-expect-to-use-the-basil-leaves.html#comment-2215 Dianabutterfly Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:51:52 +0000 http://www.herbs-spices.net/how-long-shourld-a-basil-plant-grow-before-i-can-expect-to-use-the-basil-leaves.html#comment-2215 I grow it outdoors. It typically flowers in about 3 months. You can use the leaves at any time. Just don't strip the plant and kill it! The plant itself is good for 1 season. I find that it can go another season but it doesn't do as well as the 1st time around. The leaf color just shows how much nutrition the leaf is getting. The darker ones might have more flavor but I never been picky. I grow it outdoors. It typically flowers in about 3 months. You can use the leaves at any time. Just don’t strip the plant and kill it! The plant itself is good for 1 season. I find that it can go another season but it doesn’t do as well as the 1st time around. The leaf color just shows how much nutrition the leaf is getting. The darker ones might have more flavor but I never been picky.

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