Want my step-by-step basil growing guide? Comment HERBS and I’ll send it your way. If you want big, beautiful basil harvests this summer, start here. 🌿 The secret? Prune early. When basil is just 6" tall, snip the middle stem right above the second set of leaves. That one cut will double your stems and kickstart a bushier plant. Keep going as it grows, and you’ll be harvesting handfuls of fragrant basil in no time. Eventually, you can let it flower for the pollinators—or keep pruning for an end