There are lots of reasons to plant basil in your garden. In addition to warding off bothersome flies, this flowering herb can draw bees that pollinate flowering vegetables such as zucchini. To help ...

Your grandmother planted marigolds next to her peppers every single year, and she was doing something right — just not for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A green basil plant with long stems - Kingsakai/Shutterstock Basil (Ocimum spp.), a widely used herb that adds flavor to sauces, ...

As the summer sun intensifies and alfresco meals become a staple, basil (Ocimum basilicum) takes center stage in countless seasonal dishes - whether torn over fresh tomatoes, tossed through salads, or ...

Witness the incredible transformation of a basil plant in this detailed time-lapse video, capturing every stage from seed to flowering over the course of 40 days. Watch how the basil emerges from the ...

Dreaming of a summer recipe line-up that includes caprese salad, basil pesto pasta, and frosty basil limeade? You'll need a bumper crop of basil to take you through the entire season and, beyond ...

TIME FOR BASIL: Put in basil plants now and enjoy a wonderful fresh seasoning for summer cooking. Many herbs already in your garden, such as thyme, sage, oregano, mint, dill, cilantro and parsley, are ...

Manage pests the natural way and enhance yields by planting these crops with your pepper plants.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Basil is a popular herb to grow because it's easy to take care of, comes in beautiful varieties, and can drop the grocery bill (especially if you love margarita pizzas and pesto).

Of all the herbs, basil is most likely to be crowned prom queen. But for all of basil's understandable popularity, it is also flighty. Fresh basil (note that we're not talking about the skunky-tasting ...

If you enjoy growing and cooking with fresh herbs, basil is the prime summer herb for New Orleans gardens. Grown and used in cuisines around the world, basil is indispensable to our local dishes as ...