How to Harvest Basil

How to Harvest Basil | eHow.com: "The single biggest mistake people make when growing basil is not harvesting the leaves often enough. A single basil plant can yield 12 or more cups of leaves in a single season, but you must frequently prune back the plant in order to encourage branching and more leaf production. Harvesting leaves also helps prevent the plant from flowering. When basil flowers, the plant stops producing new leaves and the flavor of the remaining leaves changes (and not for the better!). Here's how to get the big, bushy, very productive basil plants!"