Basil is an annual herb that can be grown from seed or is easily transplanted. To ensure your basil plant reaches its full potential, pruning is essential. Cutting back basil plants regularly during ...

Once you've planted herbs in the garden or containers, you may be tempted to walk away and let them grow unchecked. However, knowing when and how to prune herbs is so important. It helps your plants ...

Harvesting the tops of basil plants also drives them to resprout, giving you ever more basil. Learn how to prune like a pro with pinching and pruning to increase yield while coaxing plants into ...

Basil is the easiest herb to grow indoors. Here are all the tips and tricks you need to enjoy a continuous windowsill harvest ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Basil is a popular herb to grow because it's easy to take care of, comes in beautiful varieties, and can drop the grocery bill (especially if you love margarita pizzas and pesto).

Basil flowering takes energy from leaf production, causing leaves to become bitter and bad for cooking. Keep basil from flowering by pinching off any flowering bits to redirect energy to the leaves.

13:13, Sun, Jul 13, 2025 Updated: 13:33, Sun, Jul 13, 2025 A gardening expert shared her simple method for growing an abundance of basil using supermarket herbs, keeping her stocked up for months.

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 ...

I’m growing a ‘Sweet Thai’ basil under lights in my office and every time I walk by and stroke it, it emits an incredible licorice aroma that knocks my socks off. This new variety from Burpee Seed is ...