I see many suggestions to pinch back herbs...not being a seasoned gardener, this is a pretty scary notion.

I have noticed in the last week or so, my sage and sweet basil starting to look 'leggy' and I guess this is because I haven't pinched them back.

So, now I have sage that is about a foot tall, leaves start at about the 5 inch high mark, but there are only a few leaves between the 5-8 inch area of the plant, and then the head.

The basil is shorter, but I see a similar pattern starting.

How far back can I pinch the plants and not kill them? How many leaves should remain on them so they can still soak up the sun?

And, my final question for now, can I use Miracle Grow on them?

Thanks in advance.

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TK,

You are right, that principle will work for many herbs. I snip mine.



You can use the MG.

HTH



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You could do what I do when I let my dill get too long, let it go to seed...

Or are there lower areas that have a lot of leaves? You can cut the leggy parts all the way down to where the leaves are full.

HTH

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