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 ...

Too much fertilizer will create a large, bushy plant, but the quality of the flavor will suffer. If you have good soil, your basil probably needs no fertilizing. For weaker soils, add compost to give ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Basil is a warm-season herb that doesn’t take well to cold temperatures—that first frost can damage or kill it.

Remove faded flowers and developing seed pods from spring-flowering bulbs that are to be kept for bloom next year. Do not remove any of the green foliage. Wait until the foliage turns mostly yellow ...

Question: I am growing basil which I water every day but the plants are small and yellow with brown edges on the leaves. What is the problem? Answer: Basil does need water but every day is likely way ...

Basil is a warm-season herb that doesn’t take well to cold temperatures—that first frost can damage or kill it. However, you don’t have to wait until summer to cook with the fresh herb. You can enjoy ...