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 ...

There are lots of reasons to plant basil in your garden. In addition to warding off bothersome flies, this flowering herb can draw bees that pollinate flowering vegetables such as zucchini. To help ...

Gardening experts are encouraging the use of sacrificial herbs and trap crops to protect vegetable gardens from pests without chemicals. Certain herbs like basil, dill, parsley, and mustard can either ...

Attracting pests seems antithetical to a bountiful garden, but this is a strategic method that saves the majority of plants, ...

My basil plants have dark spots on them. What causes this and what can I do? There are several things that could cause this problem, but the most likely culprit is overwatering and/or poor drainage, ...

In the middle of summer, garden vegetables like green beans are proliferating, but so are pests that like to chew and suck on them. Now, a study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ...

Basil is one of the most popular and easiest to grow herbs and should be a staple in most gardens. Basil can be used fresh in ...

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