Want an endless supply of fresh herbs? Learn how to propagate basil from stem cuttings in water or soil, plus seed-starting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Watering an indoor basil plant. - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock If you've ever grown fresh basil in your garden, you know that it's one ...

Key Points Black spots on basil can result from cold damage, sunburn, overwatering, pests, or fungal and bacterial infections ...

Dreaming of a summer recipe line-up that includes caprese salad, basil pesto pasta, and frosty basil limeade? You'll need a bumper crop of basil to take you through the entire season and, beyond ...

When it's time to harvest those aromatic basil leaves, you'll want to know whether it's better to cut the stems or just pull the leaves off as you need them.

At my condo, my garden is limited to two large containers where I usually grow tomatoes, but this year I’m using one to grow basil so I can make homemade pesto, which I love. Basil is a warm-weather ...

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 relatively straightforward to cultivate, and keeping herbs on your kitchen counter is tremendously handy, as their leaves will dramatically enhance the flavour of pasta, soups, and even ...

Dreaming of a summer recipe line-up that includes caprese salad, basil pesto pasta, and frosty basil limeade? You'll need a bumper crop of basil to take you through the entire season and, beyond ...

The basil is in a spot that gets only a few hours of midmorning sun and it’s been less stressed on the super-hot summer days.

I was reminded of a time when life was easy,” writes Blake Turck, of tending a basil pant in her windowsill. “It was a portal ...