Gardening experts explain seven reasons your basil plant may be wilting. Basil is a favorite herb for so many reasons—it has an inviting fragrance, imparts a lot of flavor, and is easy to grow ...

Isabella's 'thick, and green, and beautiful' basil in William Holman Hunt's painting, 1876 Credit: Photo: WWW.BRIDGEMANART.COM SIR – Alastair Singleton (Letters, January 19) asks how to stop a ...

Basil can be grown in both the ground and containers, making it a versatile herb to grow. However, you may be wondering which planting method is better.

African blue basil was first seen in 1983 when Peter Borchard, owner of Companion Plants in Athens, Ohio, noticed it growing in the path between beds of the two presumed parents.

I'm a gardening expert and it's not your fault your supermarket basil always dies - but there's an easy fix. Patrick Vernuccio, 38, went viral with his basil planting tip on TikTok ...

A GARDENER has shared a harvesting tip that encourages growth without damaging your basil plants. He explained that the hack will encourage basil growth all through summer. The gardener (@back_yard… ...

Each plant will need at least a whole bag of soil, and 2-3 cubic feet of potting soil is best. I use black plastic tree pots which warm up faster than the ground and retain heat better at night.

Save some seed from your most vigorous, best-tasting basil plant for next year. Credit: iStock Even apartment dwellers with no balcony can grow basil if they can beg a stem from the thriving bush ...