If you have brought herbs and actually any other plants indoors to overwinter, by now you may have noticed weak spindly growth at the ends of the plant stems. My rosemary herb plants keep sprouting these weak leggy shoots.
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Also, you may find weaker leggy growth developing on an herb plant that you've brought home from a garden center or green grocer.
This leggy growth is caused because the light levels indoors are lower than the plant has been accustomed to outdoors, or in a commercial greenhouse. Yes, even in a bright window, herb plants can develop spindly shoots in search of more light. Especially in the winter.
For established herb plants that are overwintering indoors, I snip off all this new growth as it weakens the plant. And use it up in the kitchen. These tender herb shoots are milder tasting than tougher herb stems, and delicious added to fresh salads or chopped last-minute into soups.
For smaller herb plants, pinch off the tips of the herb plant to promote bushier growth. And be sure to eat these too
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Happy gardening :-) Barb
