Plant Spotlight: Basil

I will admit to a slight basil addiction. I can eat this herb as a pesto, in pasta, with cheese and crackers, with tomatoes, on pizzas — it’s just one of those essential summer flavors.

Growing notes:

• Can handle poor soil, but does better in quality soil.

• Needs 8 + hours of sunlight.

• Keeping a basil plant throughout the summer means you’ll have to stop it from bolting. Just clip any flower stems you see once a week. As long as the plant can’t reproduce it’ll keep growing.