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title: "So what should I be looking for with my basil??? 🥲 how do I know if…"
description: "So what should I be looking for with my basil??? 🥲 how do I know if they’re healthy or not?? I’ve had them about a week lol"
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community: "Gardening and Outdoor"
author: "Fanofplants"
published: "2026-06-03T00:30:32.260607Z"
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# So what should I be looking for with my basil??? 🥲 how do I know if…

_Posted by Fanofplants on 2026-06-03_

So what should I be looking for with my basil??? 🥲 how do I know if they’re healthy or not?? I’ve had them about a week lol

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## 5 comments

### AcesHigh commented on 2026-06-03

Cut off the flowering tops, you don’t want them to flower. But they look pretty healthy to me!

#### PuraVida🌹🌼🌺 replied on 2026-06-20

Can you share why you recommended cutting off the flowering tops?

#### AcesHigh replied on 2026-06-23

When it flowers, it changes the taste of the basil to a more bitter and less sweet…… because …When a plant puts flowers/seeds out, it is trying to change into a reproductive phase instead of keeping its energy into foliage(which is what we want out this type of plant) Also, in return you are “topping” the plant off which will make it bushier instead of a one tall stalk. So there ends up being a few reasons why cutting the flowers off are a good idea. Main one is taste though !

#### Suzan replied on 2026-06-29

They bloom flowers and make seeds this makes them bitter tasting.

### Garden Siren commented on 2026-06-03

Cut the flowers and you should be good!

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