Rutgers Devotion basil just keeps on giving. It outperformed every basil we grew this summer.
It’s Basil Season!
It's Basil season! Let's dip into the Gardenerd archives for great ideas that will keep you using basil all season.
This Proven Winners Amazel Basil is one of our only plants without downy mildew this year. It is proving itself to be amazing.
YouTube: Solutions for Basil Downy Mildew
Basil downy mildew is a bummer. But fear not, we have a a solution for basil downy mildew.
YouTube: Favorite Basil Varieties
Much like our recent lettuce video, we took to YouTube to share our Favorite Basil Varieties. Each year we grow at least 8 different types and you can do. Just want this video and jot down the names of these beautiful, leafy green herbs.
Ask Gardenerd: Holes in My Basil
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…
YouTube: 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.
A refreshing glass of purple basil lemonade quenches the thirst and celebrates summer.
Recipe: Purple Basil Lemonade
Basil and lemonade are two classic symbols of summer, so it seemed appropriate to make this Purple Basil Lemonade to bring the two together.
Salad Leaf Basil
Recipe: Spring Pea Soup with Pesto Goat-Cheese Tartines
This recipe for Pea Soup with Pesto Goat-Cheese Tartines is the reason for making pesto now, and freezing it for winter or spring. As the title implies, spring peas are the main character in this dish.
Salad Leaf Basil
Recipe: 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…
Harvesting basil is easy if you know where to look.
Harvesting Basil
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…
Summer is Pesto Time
The latest post from Mar Vista's Bounty Hunter is here to give you ideas about pesto. Make it yourself, or buy it pre-fab - you'll be smiling either way:
Pesto: A Basil-Based Delight
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