How Do You Keep Basil Fresh After Picking. Fill a small vase or tall jar about halfway with water. Keep your basil fresh for weeks with this super simple tip.
Harvest basil any time the plant is actively growing as trimming the plant regularly promotes continued growth and a healthy tidy plant. How to pick store fresh basil. Harvest in large amounts.
Harvest basil any time the plant is actively growing as trimming the plant regularly promotes continued growth and a healthy tidy plant.
Harvest at the end of the grow season. When you re cooking and decide basil would go great with your recipe you. You can freeze your leaves whole or chop them up and freeze them combined with a few teaspoons of water in ice cube trays that s our preferred method. Remove basil leaves from the stem wash and pat dry with a paper towel.