🧑‍🌾 Treat your basil like a queen this summer with regular maintenance. By keeping your basil well-trimmed, you promote new growth and doubling production. It’s a win-win all around. Additional maintenance tips: 🌿 Pinch leaves from the tips of the stems as needed starting 60-90 days after the seedlings have two sets of leaves. 🪴 If fresh, pick early in the morning for highest oil content. 🌿 To harvest the leaves, pinch the stems just above a set of leaves as needed from the top. This will a