Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone harvesting leaves from their basil plant with a pair of scissors. - Elva Etienne/Getty Images Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is ...

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For pesto lovers and those who adore Mediterranean dishes, basil (Ocimum basilicum) is one of those must-have herbs every gardener needs to grow during the warmer months of the year. Not only is it ...

Basil flowering takes energy from leaf production, causing leaves to become bitter and bad for cooking. Keep basil from flowering by pinching off any flowering bits to redirect energy to the leaves.

In the middle of summer, garden vegetables like green beans are proliferating, but so are pests that like to chew and suck on them. Now, a study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ...