Pinch in this context means to pinch off some small parts, pinch them with
your fingernails until they break off. I don't know which part you are
supposed to pinch off. You would pinch off leaves in order to use them or
flowers to keep the plant growing.

"x-archive:no" wrote in message
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Speaking of Basil, will it come back every year or do you have to
replant it? Zone 8A..

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 21:30:49 GMT, "Jim Carlock"
wrote:

What exactly does pinching basil mean? I know what a pinch
is, meaning to compress painfully, or a small amount.

Someone told me to pinch basil. And the only thing that comes
to mind is to pinch and twist but what exactly is pinch ? Online
references mention to pinch basil, but I can't find a detailed
definition on what it exactly means.

Thanks in advance.