Here’s how to keep the harvest coming. From pesto to Caprese salad and cocktails to pasta dishes, basil is a favorite ingredient in the kitchen and a must-have in any Southern herb garden. When ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Basil oxidizes quickly at cold temperatures, and shouldn’t be refrigerated. Experts recommend storing basil in a glass or jar of ...

After enjoying a summer of fresh basil and mozzarella sandwiches, caprese salads, and just-picked basil leaves on homemade pizza, the end of garden season is sometimes a bit of a downer. While a ...

Every year, I buy a Trader Joe's basil plant and put it on my deck table, where there's lots of light. Every year, I murder this plant. Sometimes I go out of town and leave it in the sun during a heat ...

Basil flowers have a charm of their own, and can be used for decorative bouquets. However, the leaves start to get a bitter flavor once blooming begins. Growth of new tender leaves also slows once the ...