Basil Ideas, Tips & Guides

These Fast Growing Herbs You Can Grow From Seeds germinate quickly, which means you can start them indoors anytime without waiting for weeks for them to emerge. It’s also inexpensive compared to buying plants from the store.

It's that time of year when we're summer dreaming, especially about our summer gardens. Choosing which starters and seeds to invest in can be a bit overwhelming, no matter how seasoned you are at it.

With basils, we always think about a stubby plant that’s growing in a small pot on a sunny windowsill. What if we tell you that it can be trained to grow like a 4-6 feet tall specimen? Sounds impossible? Well, it’s not!

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There’s a reason Marry Me Chicken is so popular: It’s simple, delicious, and pretty easy to make. It earned its name after an editor at Delish, Lindsay Funston, made a recipe video for a Tuscan-style chicken dish in 2016. The video’s producer took a bite and said, “I’d marry you for that chicken!” It went viral on TikTok, and it seemed like everyone looking for an engagement—or just a really good chicken dish—had to try it out.

While fresh parsley is useful in the kitchen, it also pays to learn how to dry parsley so you can extend your homegrown harvest for many months to come. While many cooks think of parsley as a mere garnish, it is quite a flavorful herb that can add a touch of freshness to recipes. Gardeners who grow a bumper crop of either flat leaf or curly parsley can dry parsley one of three ways. In this article, you’ll learn these techniques and additional tips for success. Why dry parsley Some culinary herbs are best used as fresh herbs in a green, recently harvested state, including basil, cilantro,

How and When to Fertilize Basil

Picking the right flowers for herb garden can be a vital to use Allelopathy, Pest Management and Polyculture. Let’s have a look at them in detail.

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Whether sprinkled on top of a fresh tomato salad or infused in a homemade pesto, bigger basil leaves are a true delicacy for any food lover!

I love growing interesting flavors in my garden and bringing them into the kitchen to cook with. That is why I added shiso to my seed list a couple of years ago. I first tried this fragrant herb in a restaurant in Western Canada (where I was also introduced to parsley root). It has a very distinct flavor and is very ornamental. Growing shiso from seed is pretty easy and if you let it go to seed in the fall, well, you won’t need to grow more next year.

Since confession is good for the soul, I feel compelled to say that I always order too many seeds.And since making excuses is one of the hallmarks of the human condition, I will also say that my seed surplus is not entirely my fault.Seed companies and garden magazines and charities send me all kinds of small seed packets in an effort to get me to buy or subscribe or donate.Since to err is human and to forgive divine, I will strive for divinity by forgiving my own horticultural gluttony.

In yoni steaming, you sit over a bowl of hot water with herbs to tighten the muscles down there. Mugwort, Rosemary, Lavender, Calendula, and Basil are good herbs for this. But, doctors say there's no strong research proving it works and it might not be safe. It's important not to steam for too long or with water that's too hot. Remember, the vagina cleans itself and just needs warm water and some natural oil for care.

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It doesn’t happen very often that I have an afternoon free during the week, but today I did. So it was the perfect time to sow all my April seeds, inside and out. After lunch I grabbed a cup of tea and my April box of seeds and off I went to the greenhouses to start.

Hydroponics is a fascinating way to maintain indoor specimens and you can use the smae method to Grow Herbs Year Round Without Soil!

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You know that old saying that “friends don’t let friends grow annuals”? I now ignore that sentiment. Some of the best plants in my garden are annuals, and they are more than worth the effort of growing them every year. Annuals add bold color to my containers and beds, fill in spaces beautifully, and bloom for longer than any coneflower (Echinacea spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9) or phlox (Phlox spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9), so they bridge the flowering gaps between my perennials’ bloom times. But over the last few years as I’ve strolled the ever-more-homogenized aisles of the garden centers in my area, I’ve found myself bored silly, and in sticker shock. I always buy a few standard sweet potato vines (Ipomoeabatatas cvs., annual), calibrachoas (Calibrachoa cvs., annual), and coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides cvs., Zones 10–11), of course, but if I want something a little different, I grow it from seed.

Basil is a versatile annual herb used in pasta sauces, pizzas, salads and Thai curries. It is a member of the Lamiaceae (mint) family. Sweet basil plants tend to dominate the supermarket shelves, but there are many other exciting types to try when you grow your own.

As this is my final gardening column of the year, I had plans of signing off with a neat garden ready for a winter of hibernation.

Imagine having a constant supply of fresh, aromatic herbs at your fingertips, transforming your culinary creations with just a snip! Sounds tasty? Well, it is! Here are the most amazing Indoor Herbs to Grow from Cuttings for a fresher, more flavorful cooking!

With indoor air quality becoming a growing concern, it’s time to turn to nature’s air purifiers – plants! Do note that you must plant more than 1-2 plants to enhance the air quality. Making a spot where there are plenty of green specimens with a sitting space is what this is all about! Let’s dive into creative ways to set up an Air-Purifying Station with Indoor Plants in your home.

These Flowers that Repel Mosquitoes not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of your garden but also serve as a natural defense against these pesky insects!

Learn how to grow basil indoors as a houseplant in this article to have this popular aromatic herb available year-round in your home. It’s quite wonderful if you don’t have any outdoor space available or you want to grow it in winter to enjoy the fresh basil sprigs instead of preserved ones.

From its historical association with love and protection to its role in kitchens, the  Magical Properties of Oregano goes beyond its culinary uses. Let’s learn how this humble herb can transform not only your dishes but also your garden’s energy and vitality.

Storing herbs is the best way to ensure they keep fresh for a long time to come. However, there are a few ones that you should avoid refrigerating. If you want to know about the Herbs You Should Never Keep in Fridge and Why, then read ahead!

It's the season of gifting, and nothing sticks with you quite like receiving an amazing—or an amazingly bad—gift. Our goal is to help you avoid the latter and perfectly tailor a gift to its recipient, whether it be your grandfather, your friend who has everything, or your hard-to-please tween.

Explore the aromatic world of mint with these 11 Fragrant Mint Varieties for Herb Garden. Each mint type boasts a unique scent, from refreshing peppermint to chocolatey notes and citrusy hints. Learn how to cultivate these delightful herbs and elevate your culinary creations.

Lizards are helpful as they eat insects and pests. However, sometimes, they become unwelcome guests in homes and gardens, especially if there are too many. And if you’re looking for a natural way to keep them at bay, try these plants that keep lizards away.

While Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera) is typically a low-maintenance houseplant, gardeners who wish to push the envelope can explore unconventional methods for a thriving and lush Christmas Cactus. Below are some innovative techniques that are backed by scientific reasoning!

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If you want to cure yourself naturally, without the use of harsh medicines, then these are the best Herbs You Can Grow for Cough and Cold that will serve you as the best natural remedy.

Summer is a great time to replenish stocks of herbs in our kitchen shelves and pantries. Thanks to the cheerful warm and sunny weather, in that season many herbs achieves the strongest aroma as well as essential oils. Therefore, it is important to learn how to harvest herbs at an appropriate time and how to dry and store them collectively to keep as much of their flavor.

Homemade pesto is not only delicious, but easy to make. While you can always buy some at your local supermarket, using minimal ingredients to make your own is worth every minute of your time because it's delicious. Basil is a popular herb that can be grown indoors all year round, with sweet basil being one of the most common. If you're looking to take your recipe up a notch, here'show to grow basil at home as well as how to harvest it for cooking.