Description : My medical smil has started to bloom and I feel like it is drying up (even if I water it). I read somewhere that after flowering it is necessary to use a reciprocating cut - what is it and how ... , I state that I started with kitchen herbs for the first time this year. Thank you for answer. Karel.
Last Answer : Backcut - pruning of shoots. If it is done after flowering, it is pruned about 10 - 50%, but - I admit, I do not grow smil. : o As for the "drying" - the cause may be an excessive load ... is carried out after flowering), but also overwetting (lack of light, lack of fertilizer) - I do not estimate.