Bolting

When a plant bolts, all that means is that it’s at the end of its life cycle. It will start to taste bitter and grow a thick stem in the middle of the leaves. The plant will get tall as it sends up a flower stalk to bloom. Let it. Don’t throw it away. It will bloom and produce small clusters of flowers that will eventually turn into puffballs of seeds. One plant will produce enough seeds for an entire growing season. Seeds can take between 12-24 days to ripen. You will know when they are ready because they will easily fall off the plant. This is when you can save the seeds!