Ask Gardenerd: Holes in My Basil

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We received this question from David Feldman came into Ask Gardenerd: "My basil has been doing great all spring and now that summer is here the leaves have lots of [holes] in them and some are half gone. What can I do about that?" Without a photo, David, it can be hard to tell what's eating your basil. But let's look at the possibilities. The armyworms have arrived. We found this one on the basil. They are responsible for the…

YouTube: Pinching Basil – How to Do It Right and Why

Continue ReadingYouTube: Pinching Basil – How to Do It Right and Why

It's basil season, and to keep your plants growing strong, you need to employ a key garden task: pinching basil. Most gardening books describe how to pinch basil in a way that isn't quite accurate, or at least, not the best way to do it. Our latest video breaks down how and why to pinch basil.

Salad Leaf Basil
Salad Leaf Basil

Recipe: Almond or Hemp Seed Pesto (Vegan)

Continue ReadingRecipe: Almond or Hemp Seed Pesto (Vegan)

It's wonderful to return from Italy to find the garden bursting with basil. This is cause for celebration! It's time to make more pesto to freeze for later use. Since one does not return from Italy thinner than one was before one left, we opted to make a vegan version of pesto using almonds or hemp seeds as the "cheese." We found a recipe from the Cafe Gratitude cookbook and whipped up a few batches. It's pretty easy, all you…

Read more about the article Harvesting Basil
Harvesting basil is easy if you know where to look.

Harvesting Basil

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Every once in a while it's time to return to basics here at Gardenerd. Our blog is filled with helpful hints for gardening, but we recently discovered that the basics for harvesting basil were not among those hints. So here they are. Basil is a fragrant staple of the spring and summer garden. There are dozens of varieties to grow, but they all behave the same (at least all the annual varieties do). Basil is a member of the mint…

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