How to Store Fresh Basil: Freezing and Short-Term Storage
Keep fresh basil useful longer with proper counter storage, freezing whole leaves or chopped basil, and simple preparation that protects flavor for cooked dishes.
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How to Plant a Fall Vegetable Garden
Extend the harvest with a fall vegetable garden by working backward from your first frost, choosing quick cool-season crops, refreshing beds, and protecting plants as temperatures drop.
Coffee Grounds in the Garden: Fertilizer or Soil Amendment?
Used coffee grounds can contribute organic matter and small amounts of nutrients, but they are not a complete fertilizer. Learn how to compost and apply them safely without overdoing it.
Indoor Herb Garden Kits: What You Need to Grow Kitchen Herbs
Start an indoor kitchen herb garden with the right light, containers, drainage, seed choices, watering, and simple care for basil, parsley, oregano, thyme, and other culinary herbs.
Fresh Herb Wrap Recipes: Tuna, Turkey, Beans, and Hummus
Use fresh basil, parsley, cilantro, mint, chives, and garden vegetables in four easy wrap recipes, including tuna, turkey, bean, and hummus options.
Types of Basil: Sweet, Thai, Lemon, Cinnamon, and More
Compare popular basil types including sweet, Genovese, Thai, lemon, cinnamon, purple, Greek, and African Blue basil, with flavor notes, uses, and growing tips.
Summer Gardening in Hot Weather: Watering, Mulch, and Heat-Tolerant Plants
Keep a summer garden productive in hot weather with heat-tolerant plants, deep watering, mulch, afternoon protection, container care, and sensible fertilizer use.
Annuals vs. Perennials: Which Flowers Are Best for Your Garden?
Compare annual and perennial flowers, including bloom length, replanting needs, maintenance, cost, pollinator value, and how to combine both for a balanced garden.
Herb Garden Ideas for Containers, Raised Beds, and Small Spaces
Plan an herb garden in containers, raised beds, window boxes, or small outdoor spaces by matching herbs to sunlight, drainage, watering needs, and how you use them in the kitchen.
Oregano in the Garden and Kitchen: Uses, Growing Tips, and Evidence
Grow and use oregano as a flavorful culinary herb while understanding the limits of antibacterial and health claims around oregano and oregano oil.