Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Another beautiful week of weather in April is upon us. However, rain and cooler weather are in the forecast for the weekend. If you get the itch to go out ...

There seem to be as many varieties of basil as there are uses for it in the kitchen. If you're looking to branch out, why not give this lesser-known kind a go?

Grow fresh basil with our step-by-step instructions.

Get out of your basil rut by diving into the diversity of this royal herb. Summer is basil’s time to shine. The herb loves heat and can be grown in full or part sun. It prefers rich, well-drained soil ...

What do you harvest from your garden that just screams "summer"? For me, it's a tie between tasty home-grown tomatoes and the herb that goes best with them — basil. There is a unique, spicy-yet-sweet ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." So grow his herbaceous plant and see how your pesto, homemade salad or tomato dishes will be enhanced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Basil, a member of the mint family, is a common ingredient in various culinary cultures — perhaps most famously in Italian pesto ...