Articles tagged Basil
Growing basil from seed
As with growing most plants from seed, hedge your bets. You’re not expecting every single seed to produce a whopping great basil plant, so expect to lose some along the way. But if you sow enough seeds, you improve your…
Tips for healthy basil plants
When basil flowers appear, pinch them off. This encourages the plant to put its energy into producing leaves instead.
It’s difficult to keep basil going in the winter because of the lack of sunshine and chance of frost. Your plant…