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2. This Clever Trick Will Keep Your Basil Fresh for Days - AOL

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   Fresh cut basil leaves can be stored in a couple of different ways. The first is by keeping the basil in a bouquet (just like flowers!) and the second is using an air-tight container or zip-top bag.

3. How to Prune Basil for a More Abundant Harvest ... - AOL

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   If you have a mature, well-branched plant, cut back whatever you need without removing more than two-thirds of the plant at one time. Remove the Flowers. Basil flowers tell the plant to direct ...

4. Stop Wasting Money on Store-Bought Basil and Grow Your Own - AOL

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   When growing basil indoors, keep in mind that it requires six to eight hours of sunlight per day—placing it in a south-facing window is best. For all other indoor light levels, you'll want to ...

5. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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   Works as a trap plant for thrips keeping them off of bell peppers. [70] Planting near swan plants help sunflowers grow rapidly. Swan plant: Gomphocarpus physocarpus, Asclepias physocarpa, milkweed: Sunflower: Sunflower, basil: Monarch butterfly: Aphids: Plants that attracts aphids and spider mites: Attracts the monarch butterfly during spring ...

6. Ocimum basilicum var. minimum - Wikipedia

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   The Greek basil and various other basils have such different scents because the herb has a number of different essential oils in different proportions for various cultivars. [4] The essential oil from European basil contains high concentrations of linalool and methyl chavicol (estragole), in a ratio of about 3:1.

7. Ocimum - Wikipedia

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   Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora) is a common ingredient in Thai cuisine, with a strong flavour similar to aniseed, used to flavour Thai curries and stir-fries. [citation needed] Lemon basil (Ocimum × citriodorum) is a hybrid between O. americanum and O. basilicum. It is noted for its lemon flavour and used in cooking. [citation needed]

8. Check Out These Tips on How to Grow, Harvest and Cook With Basil

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   Follow these steps to plant and grow basil in a pot indoors or outdoors in your very own garden. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

9. How to Grow Basil Indoors, Because the Fresh Herb Makes ... - AOL

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   Basil is one of our go-to’s in the kitchen: This pungent, sweet-smelling herb brings fresh flavor to pasta dishes, pizza pies and, well, just about everything. Of course, repotting a plant isn ...