Basil Seed Germination I think every gardener goes through the phase of planting seedlings and eventually takes a whack at starting a plant directly from seed. After all, it is a natural evolution to learn how to garden right from the start! Sometimes this process can be tricky! There are some plant seeds that take …
Encouraging a Bushy Basil Plant If you’re growing basil, chances are that it’s going to be for culinary purposes. Basil is one of the most popular and widely used culinary herbs on the plant, and being able to have a fresh one in your house at all times will add a fresh kick to any …
Rooting Basil I don’t need to tell you that you love basil. That is probably why you’re here! But not everybody has the time or patience to grow basil right from seed. Luckily, there is a super timely and cost effective to grow basil and that is through growing from cuttings! Basil is going to …
Flowering Basil A flowering basil plant is a beautiful thing, but it is also quite a meaningful plant-happening depending on why you are growing basil in your garden in the first place. We’ve written this article in an effort to inform gardeners about why their basil plant is flowering, and what you should do going …
Harvesting Basil Seeds If you’ve read all of our other articles about caring for basil – whether it be identifying dying basil, dealing with bolting basil, browning basil, growing basil indoors, keeping away basil pests, or dealing with overwatered basil, and when to harvest basil leaves – you’re probably an expert by now. So you’ve …
Genus Cistus If you happen to live in an area with intense heat, heavy winds and tons of salt spray, you may find it difficult to find species of flowering plants that can tolerate those types of conditions. However, you needn’t look much further than members of the genus cistus. Cistus plants are more commonly …
Protecting Basil from Cold Basil is a wonderful, tender annual plant that will completely uplift your cooking life if you can grow it in or around your home. However, the more that you learn about basil plants, the more you understand that they are quite the high-maintenance herb! What are they most sensitive to? Dips …
Dealing with Over Watered Basil Just because it is a popular herb, doesn’t meaning that growing basil is a simple task. The more you learn about basil plants, the more you will find just how particular and high maintenance they really are. Basil is over sensitive to a lot of different conditions, and the most …
Browning Basil The more you learn about basil, the more you start to understand that it is actually a pretty high maintenance plant. But that doesn’t mean that it’s fragile! As long as you can maintain the ideal growing conditions of a basil plant, it will reward you with gorgeous tasting and smelling foliage. Whether …
Basil Pests The more you learn about basil care, the more that you start to understand just how high maintenance of an herb basil is. That being said, the flavor and aroma of basil plants makes all of the effort completely worth it. There is something that loves the taste of basil foliage more than …
Bolting Basil Have you ever gone to trim your basil plant to garnish a pasta dish or a cocktail, and found the flavor of the leaves to have changed? Well, there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for this event, and it’s even something that is preventable! Your basil plant has bolted, but not to worry. …
Harvesting Basil Basil is truly divine for so many reasons. It smells lovely, looks lovely, and tastes lovely. It is wonderfully easy to grow (as long as you know the tips and tricks) and it can grow prosperously in your outdoor herb garden or indoor windowsill garden! Though it may seem obvious to some, there …
Do you Have a Sad Basil Plant? Gardeners are often surprised by how finicky basil plants can be. Though it is a very common herb to grow in your indoor herb garden or outdoors in your herb patch, there are so many issues that they are rather sensitive to. Luckily, at the same time they’re …
Why Should you Start an Indoor Herb Garden? There is something extremely pleasurable about growing your own fresh herbs and your own veggies and fruit. Though it may be daunting to some people because of the amount of tools, time, and effort it takes, all of that becomes worth it the very first time that …
Introducing Cilantro Plants! The perennial question that is constantly on everyone’s minds: is it cilantro, or is it coriander? Well, technically it’s both. Cilantro and coriander are basically different parts of the same plant! Cilantro is the name used for the leaves of the plant, whereas coriander is in reference to seeds that emerge after …
Introducing Parsley We’re all guilty of being served a veggie platter or a little fruit cup with a sprig of parsley and we toss it to the side without a care in the world. Why do we do this?! Once you learn all of the benefits to growing parsley and eating parsley, you’ll never discard …
Introducing Fennel Fennel! What a superb vegetable. Fennel is one of those super healthy veggies that is also zero waste — every single part of the fennel plant is edible! This perennial herb is loved by gardeners and cooks all around the world. Foeniculum vulgare is a flowering plant that is a member of the …
Introducing Aloe Aloe vera is truly a magical plant. It’s gorgeous, it’s medicinal, it’s easy to care for, and it makes for a truly wonderful house plant that brings a tropical feel to any space. The aloe genus contains over 500 different species of succulent plant species. These are all evergreen perennial plants that are …
Introducing Eucalyptus! There are different kinds of relationships that people have with eucalyptus plants. Some people only know them for their presence in a dried floral arrangement, or as a great cut stem to keep in your shower. Others know eucalyptus as being an incredibly fast growing ornamental plant. Bamboo plants are pretty much the …
Introducing the Lavender Plant! Welcome to the genus lavandula! There are about 47 different species of lavender out there, but all of them are part of the mint (lamiaceae) botanical family, making them cousins with other herbs like rosemary, sage, basil, and thyme. You’ve heard of lavender before, and chances are that you already have …