Basil plants (Ocimum basilicum) are beloved herbs from the mint family, originally hailing from India despite their association with Italian cuisine. Their aromatic leaves offer diverse flavors like ...

Harvesting basil the right way will give you an abundance of this delicious herb all season long.

Grab your snips and learn how to prune basil to delay flowering and encourage more flavorful leaves to grow.

Follow these expert basil plant care tips to grow this aromatic culinary herb indoors or outdoors this summer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Basil is a warm-season herb that doesn’t take well to cold temperatures—that first frost can damage or kill it.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person planting a small basil plant in outdoor garden - Annie Beauregard/Getty Images Basil (Ocimum) is relatively easy to grow ...

Few things spice up a dish — or, for that matter, an herb garden — like basil. With flavor profiles that include sweet, spicy and even citrusy, the herbaceous staple is a favorite of both growers and ...

Growing basil in a mason jar is an easy and rewarding way to have fresh herbs at home. This method requires minimal space and ...

Supermarket basil plants die quickly because the pots contain 20 to 30 tiny seedlings densely packed together for a lush, ...