My Giant Basil Plant!

[BigDaddyBonsai]

Hey There,
Well as you can see my plant is growing straight into the sun
Anyway my question is, how far can I cut it back without killing it?
Here it is.
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Here's another pic next to my Supermodel to show you about how big it really is.
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He he... I want to chop the sucker down but I don't want to kill it. Advice Please??

[Jess]

That is the largest basil I have ever seen!

If you cut it back by about a third you should be alright. As long as there are leaves below the cut and you don't go into the old wood you won't kill it.

[Skip]

It is indeed a large basil plant. The photo shows that it is as tall as the roof of the house!

[saya]

Wow. I thought basil was annual? That's impressive