Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 I have to keep my basil trimmed back too or the flowering will cause it to quite producing leaves. I gave basil plants quite the hair cut, to get rid of all the flowers that popped up in the last week. It is already producing loads of new leaves to enjoy. We made a nice large batch of basil pesto....... yUMMmmmmmm O It is so good. My garlic chives have the most beautiful purple flowers on it right now and that is ok to flower. My stevia is trying to flower, but I'm going to prune that back so it will go back to putting it's energy into producing more leaves. Those are so sweet to munch on. As soon as it cools down here, I'm going to get some parsely and cilantro plants again. They grow best in the spring and fall, in my zone 8 climate. Judy - rosetalleo Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:24 PM Re: dill question Keep it trimmed to prevent it from flowering and bolting. It will try to bolt again and again, you cannot prevent it completely, just delay the seeding stage, so you can keep harvesting the weed as much as you can. Once it seeds the weed gets drier but the seeds are good too! also you can let the plant take its course until the seeds are mature and use your fresh seed to replant the dill. Roseta , " Mindy-n-Shawn " <hunnybunns4233 wrote: > > Since we are talking about dill I have a question. My fresh dill is > starting to seed, what can I do with it? > > Hugs, > Mindy > > , " DonnaLilacFlower " > <thelilacflower@> wrote: > > > > Take it from a Swede, we dill up our food, but remember it is very > > strong. Don't let it fool you. Take some springs and add to > > macaroni salad and potato salad. I really love fresh dill. You only > > need a little bit and use it as a garnish. I like to make dinner > > rolls and add dill to the dough. I also make a pizza with only > > sauteed onions, garlic and sprinkle some fresh dill on top and bake, > > no cheese or sauce. > > Donna dill-lover > > > > , " Michelle Dixon " > > <Petagoatjunction@> wrote: > > > > > > I am getting fresh dill at the organic farm in my farm share bag. > > I've > > > never used fresh dill before. Can someone suggest ways to use it? > > My > > > husband doesn't think he likes it. The only recipes I know are for > > > dilled potato salad-neither of us like it, and for pickles. > > > > > > Michelle > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Thanks for this tip, Judy! I have a pot of basil in my kitchen and I did cut off the flowers, but I didn't realize there's really a good reason to do it! Sharon wwjd wrote: > I have to keep my basil trimmed back too or the flowering will cause it to quite producing leaves. I gave basil plants quite the hair cut, to get rid of all the flowers that popped up in the last week. It is already producing loads of new leaves to enjoy. We made a nice large batch of basil pesto....... yUMMmmmmmm O It is so good. My garlic chives have the most beautiful purple flowers on it right now and that is ok to flower. My stevia is trying to flower, but I'm going to prune that back so it will go back to putting it's energy into producing more leaves. > Those are so sweet to munch on. > As soon as it cools down here, I'm going to get some parsely and cilantro plants again. They grow best in the spring and fall, in my zone 8 climate. > Judy > - > rosetalleo > > Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:24 PM > Re: dill question > > > Keep it trimmed to prevent it from flowering and bolting. It will try > to bolt again and again, you cannot prevent it completely, just delay > the seeding stage, so you can keep harvesting the weed as much as you > can. Once it seeds the weed gets drier but the seeds are good too! > also you can let the plant take its course until the seeds are mature > and use your fresh seed to replant the dill. > Roseta > > , " Mindy-n-Shawn " > <hunnybunns4233 wrote: > > > > Since we are talking about dill I have a question. My fresh dill is > > starting to seed, what can I do with it? > > > > Hugs, > > Mindy > > > > , " DonnaLilacFlower " > > <thelilacflower@> wrote: > > > > > > Take it from a Swede, we dill up our food, but remember it is very > > > strong. Don't let it fool you. Take some springs and add to > > > macaroni salad and potato salad. I really love fresh dill. You only > > > need a little bit and use it as a garnish. I like to make dinner > > > rolls and add dill to the dough. I also make a pizza with only > > > sauteed onions, garlic and sprinkle some fresh dill on top and bake, > > > no cheese or sauce. > > > Donna dill-lover > > > > > > , " Michelle Dixon " > > > <Petagoatjunction@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am getting fresh dill at the organic farm in my farm share bag. > > > I've > > > > never used fresh dill before. Can someone suggest ways to use it? > > > My > > > > husband doesn't think he likes it. The only recipes I know are for > > > > dilled potato salad-neither of us like it, and for pickles. > > > > > > > > Michelle > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 You're welcome Sharon. Cut it down a few joints below the flowering part to stop the cycle of flowering. I use scissors. If you just pinch off the blooms, it somehow stays in a mode to keep producing flowers with new leaves. That has been my experience. Judy - Sharon Zakhour Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:56 PM Re: Re: dill question and other bolting herbs Thanks for this tip, Judy! I have a pot of basil in my kitchen and I did cut off the flowers, but I didn't realize there's really a good reason to do it! Sharon wwjd wrote: > I have to keep my basil trimmed back too or the flowering will cause it to quite producing leaves. I gave basil plants quite the hair cut, to get rid of all the flowers that popped up in the last week. It is already producing loads of new leaves to enjoy. We made a nice large batch of basil pesto....... yUMMmmmmmm O It is so good. My garlic chives have the most beautiful purple flowers on it right now and that is ok to flower. My stevia is trying to flower, but I'm going to prune that back so it will go back to putting it's energy into producing more leaves. > Those are so sweet to munch on. > As soon as it cools down here, I'm going to get some parsely and cilantro plants again. They grow best in the spring and fall, in my zone 8 climate. > Judy > - > rosetalleo > > Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:24 PM > Re: dill question > > > Keep it trimmed to prevent it from flowering and bolting. It will try > to bolt again and again, you cannot prevent it completely, just delay > the seeding stage, so you can keep harvesting the weed as much as you > can. Once it seeds the weed gets drier but the seeds are good too! > also you can let the plant take its course until the seeds are mature > and use your fresh seed to replant the dill. > Roseta > > , " Mindy-n-Shawn " > <hunnybunns4233 wrote: > > > > Since we are talking about dill I have a question. My fresh dill is > > starting to seed, what can I do with it? > > > > Hugs, > > Mindy > > > > , " DonnaLilacFlower " > > <thelilacflower@> wrote: > > > > > > Take it from a Swede, we dill up our food, but remember it is very > > > strong. Don't let it fool you. Take some springs and add to > > > macaroni salad and potato salad. I really love fresh dill. You only > > > need a little bit and use it as a garnish. I like to make dinner > > > rolls and add dill to the dough. I also make a pizza with only > > > sauteed onions, garlic and sprinkle some fresh dill on top and bake, > > > no cheese or sauce. > > > Donna dill-lover > > > > > > , " Michelle Dixon " > > > <Petagoatjunction@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I am getting fresh dill at the organic farm in my farm share bag. > > > I've > > > > never used fresh dill before. Can someone suggest ways to use it? > > > My > > > > husband doesn't think he likes it. The only recipes I know are for > > > > dilled potato salad-neither of us like it, and for pickles. > > > > > > > > Michelle > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Done and done! Thanks! wwjd wrote: > You're welcome Sharon. Cut it down a few joints below the flowering part to stop the cycle of flowering. I use scissors. If you just pinch off the blooms, it somehow stays in a mode to keep producing flowers with new leaves. That has been my experience. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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