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Your basil is toast. Sorry...basil is a tender annual in most areas of the world. Where was this plant when you purchased it? Indoors or out of doors? … I'd even have a grow light as fresh basil is such a treat. Have you tried Thai Basil? This plant I see in your second picture just is not going to come back. …

Your new baby vegatatively grown basil plants have no memory of early bolting. Not to worry. … How did you culture your new basil plants? Are they in garden soil? Are they in pots far too large? Did you fertilize? Answers to these questions will help to define the problem. …

Your basil is toast, literally. Take those leaves, lay them out on a sheet of parchment and allow them to finish drying. … You still have a year's worth of dried basil that will be far superior to store bought dried basil! (Try Thai Basil next time...) …

Use your basil or harvest and dry. These aren't long-lived plants. Don't worry about 'main' stem or branch stems. Focus on just the tips and WHEN flowering starts keep pinching flowers back. …

Are these basil plants planted in garden soil or sterilized potting soil?? And the article talks about using NEEM. They said it was NATURAL. Hey 'Natural' can be VERY TOXIC. … I've used NEEM and it works very well on ornamentals but I wouldn't use it on my basil!! Heck, take nicotine! …

One basil plant no big deal. But most gardeners like to use the NORMAL way to grow plants that are not water plants in soil that is available all around us. …

Can you take a leaf with spots and a razor blade to carefully cut the spot open? If it is a leaf miner you should be able to see either the larvae (worm) or evidence insect babies were there. I've n …

Half quart pot? 3" or less? Here is what I feel you should do. Do not plant them in the garden, as yet. I'd get good potting soil and 4" pots. Fill with potting soil and transplant your baby basil …

Yes, remove the flowers, and remove that tiny apical tip with new leaves. You need far more light! In fact I'd cut that plant in half right down to new leaves AFTER you are able to get a true grow l …

My opinion on basil varieties? Thai Basil!! My own husband says 'more minty but with lots of anise taste'. If you haven't tried Thai basil oh my gosh! Beautiful plants. … I dried the leaves and had 3 or 4 huge gallon bags of dried Thai basil. …

Yes, those are just the oldest leaves and I'd just snip them off...otherwise, they look very healthy!

Prune back the apical tips of your plant to keep your basil going. Use fertilizer that is higher in Nitrogen than Phosphorus and Potassium. Don't allow it to flower, cut flowers off. …

Basil is a great plant to grow indoors. Try Osmocote extended release 14-14-14 after transplanting. Only once per season. Then forget about adding anything other than water for awhile. … Looking more closely at your basil I know it needs more light. There are the coolest grow lights on the market right now and a huge variety of styles. …

Basil can grow fairly well in the sun of a southern kitchen window. …

Bottom of the containers raised above the surface it sits upon for even better drainage...basil will do better as it provides vegetative results not reproductive. … Definitely basil leaves. I'd also add a fan for ventilation to protect from fungus stuff. …