Basil is one of the quintessential herbs used in cuisines around the world, which makes it a favorite plant of many home cooks. It's worth learning how to grow a herb garden, either in a kitchen pot or a garden flower bed, and will give you a fresh supply of leaves for all your cooking needs. Instead of buying a package from the grocery store — which will often go bad before you use it all — you can keep a basil plant and simply pick the amount of leaves you need at that moment.
The prime growing season for basil is through the warm summer months, as this is an herb that loves sunlight. When happy, basil grows perky, fragrant leaves that can be plucked from the stem and used as a garnish or cooking ingredient. When unhappy, you’ll find a wilting plant with sad, drooping leaves. Much like when tomato plants are wilting, this will kill the basil plant – unless you act quickly.
