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My experience with tomato plants has been insane. They were monsters. And they reseeded and I started growing like, 30 new plants this summer. I killed them all because I didn't want to maintain them. Next year, get cages and place them over the plants as soon as you get them in the ground. But I suggest you buy the largest cages as my plants last year uprooted them as they were so out of control. I don't believe you can prune them. I think you'll just lose fruit.
Re: Basil - Yes, you're supposed to pull from the bottom and pinch the flowers off to encourage more growth. But if you're overloaded, just let it flower.
Re: Rosemary - Oh I looove rosemary! Just cut off sprigs and lay on top of chicken or lamb when you roast it. No need to pull off stem. You can also make sachets with dried rosemary and lavender if you want.
Something else you can do if you're overloaded on herbs is dry them all out, crush them, mix them all up and put in jelly jars. You can then give them out as Christmas gifts. The herbs can then be used on anything from steaks to salads to chicken, etc.
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