Harvest basil when the plant reaches 6 to 8 inches tall and has at least four sets of leaves. "You can also harvest throughout the growing season, ideally before the plant flowers," says Sally McCabe, ...
Picture an enticing Caprese salad in front of you — ripe tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, olive oil, and fragrant, sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum). If you grew the tomatoes yourself, then you may have used ...