Basil is a delicious and versatile herb that's beloved for its delicious taste and its low-maintenance nature, making it perfect for beginner gardeners. It's also incredibly versatile, and can be ...

Try propagating basil in both water and soil. Basil needs indirect light, clean water, and a humid environment to grow. Propagate basil between late spring and end of summer. If you're growing a ...

Discover the joys of growing fresh basil with our step-by-step instructions. Knowing how to grow fresh basil is paramount in the culinary world (or really anyone with functional taste buds)—the dried ...

Camphor basil is related to shrubby salvias. Simply cut a piece from the stem just below a node – the part where the leaves join the stem. The nodes contain growing points that produce new roots so if ...

Let's be honest here. Most of us have thrown away perfectly good herb scraps without thinking twice about it. Those leftover ...

It may not sit atop many gardeners’ summer checklists, but there are great opportunities to take cuttings this month to get replicas of your adored plants. With that in mind, we look at great plants ...

Going all winter without an herb garden is miserable. Not only are they pretty, fragrant, and fun, they're also useful in the kitchen. Watching your herbs die down in winter and having to buy some ...

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 ...