unless there’s a recipe emergency that requires one or two leaves – like a caprese salad. The reason we harvest seeds is because basil plants do NOT grow back each year from the same set of roots.

Chew 3-4 basil leaves every morning on an empty stomach. Soak some basil leaves in a glass of water overnight. Drink this water on an empty stomach in the morning. Put 4-5 basil leaves in a cup of ...

"The best way to enjoy a luscious crop of basil leaves is to keep the plant producing side branches with more and more leaves,' says Maggie Stuckey. 'You do this ... ideas to mix things up a ...