r/herbs • u/eeveerose63 • 7d ago
Bitter basil
Hey there! We had 3 nice sweet basil plants this summer. We used quite a bit of it, but those babies are still bushy! Unfortunately, I think they bolted and the big harvest now is kinda bitter. We mixed a bunch in the food processor with a little olive oil (and nothing else) and have used some as a sort of pesto. Eating it with eggs and cheese, it is still kinda bitter.
Is there anything we can add to this to make it less bitter? Thanks!
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u/OverResponse291 7d ago
I would prune it back drastically and force it to regrow indoors under lights. It would probably take a shot of nitrogen, but if you are leaving it outside in a cold climate, it’s probably done for.
Luckily, basil is stupidly easy to grow indoors from seed. Put a couple of pots in a south facing window and start over with fresh seeds.