The Basil Grower’s Guide: All You Need to Know About Growing and Cooking with Basil
The Basil Grower’s Guide: All You Need to Know About Growing and Cooking with Basil
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Basil is an essential herb for every kitchen—and with the ability to grow basil at home and get fresh basil all year long, taste-compromised dry basil has become, well, mostly useless. And basil is so easy to grow that, really, anyone can do… READ MORE
Basil is one of the most common herbs grown by food gardeners and is enjoyed by cooks to flavor everything from spaghetti sauce to salads, vegetables, and pesto. With its origins thought to be a native plant to Southeast Asia or perhaps parts of Central Africa, basil has been… READ MORE
Basil is an annual herb that grows best in USDA hardiness zones 2-11. Some of the US states that fall under these zones are: Zone 2: Alaska Zone 3: Minnesota Montana North Dakota Wisconsin Zone 4: Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Missouri Nebraska Ohio Zone 5: Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont… READ MORE
Growing basil in your home garden is all about controlling and enjoying the growing process; being able to harvest and use fresh basil while it’s still fresh (not days or weeks old, like what you might buy in the grocery store); and saving money (store-bought fresh basil can be expensive, besides being not-so-fresh!). READ MORE
Basil is an annual plant, but you can grow it year-round if you want to have plants indoors.
And gardeners can grow basil directly from seed, because basil will germinate and sprout quite easily. If you’re planting from seed and are planning to grow your basil outside, start them indoors at least six weeks before the last frost of the season. Check your local listings for frost dates in your area. READ MORE
