Learning how to grow basil indoors will enable you to have a continual, fresh supply of this wonderfully fragrant herb year round. Growing basil in the garden is a popular activity in the spring and ...

There's nothing like fresh basil (Ocimum basilicum) in Italian and Mediterranean dishes like pizza, pasta, and chicken. It's a fragrant, flavorful, sweet, and mildly peppery herb that breathes life ...

I don’t play favorites in my herb garden, but nothing tastes quite as much of summer as fresh basil. Fragrant, low maintenance and oh, so versatile in the kitchen, basil is the perfect addition to any ...

Basil is easy to grow as long as it has warmth, bright light, and ample water. It can even grow indoors year-round. It comes in many varieties, such as Genovese, sweet, Thai, and holy basil, and it ...

Few things spice up a dish — or, for that matter, an herb garden — like basil. With flavor profiles that include sweet, spicy and even citrusy, the herbaceous staple is a favorite of both growers and ...

Basil is a warm-season herb that doesn’t take well to cold temperatures—that first frost can damage or kill it. However, you don’t have to wait until summer to cook with the fresh herb. You can enjoy ...

You don't even have to leave the kitchen for a few snips of fresh basil. Basil is a warm-season herb that doesn’t take well to cold temperatures—that first frost can damage or kill it. However, you ...