Picture an enticing Caprese salad in front of you — ripe tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, olive oil, and fragrant, sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum). If you grew the tomatoes yourself, then you may have used ...

Regularly harvesting basil helps the plant stay bushy, healthy, and productive for a longer growing season. Pick leaves by gently pinching from the top down, which encourages fuller growth and ...

When you grow it yourself, basil is can introduce so much to your cooking. For best advice, follow these expert tips for ...

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 ...