Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The leaves and stem of a Thai basil plant Thai basil is a distinctly aromatic herb that is popular in southeast Asian cuisines and ...

Grow fresh basil with our step-by-step instructions.

Plant two to three basil seeds per starter pot by gently pressing them ¼ inch into the soil with your finger. Lightly cover ...

ANNE WRITES: WHY IS BASIL SO DIFFICULT TO GROW? I planted some seeds in the ground in March with no success. I visited a local nursery and they only had sweet basil and Thai basil. What is the ...

Basil is one of those things I can never have enough of in my garden. It's great for Caprese salad, pesto, pasta salads, and muddling into summer drinks. There's really no substitute for fresh basil, ...

There seem to be as many varieties of basil as there are uses for it in the kitchen. If you're looking to branch out, why not give this lesser-known kind a go?

Most other herbs need to be used with discretion, but not basil. Basil is best if you use lots of it! Like just about every other fresh food, basil tastes best picked fresh from the garden. If you ...

Barb Davisson of Spokane has been growing this basil plant in her south-facing kitchen window all winter. Basil loves warm weather and is very sensitive to the cold temperatures we are getting this ...

I admit it: I was a seed skeptic, but basil made me a believer. I used to buy all of my garden additions as seedlings or young plants, from annuals to herbs to perennials. Weren’t seeds for people ...

The average American household throws away nearly a third of the fresh herbs it buys. That $4 clamshell of basil sitting in ...

When my olfactory and gustatory senses become satiated with the summer flavors of Italian basil, I seek more exotic herbal stimulation. That's when I turn to another enchanting, complex, sultry member ...