Basil

Slugs and snails also tend to eat basil at night. If you notice a lot of the leaf damage is happening over night, it’s a… Read More »What Eats Basil At Night?

Basil grown in the garden can also be eaten by wild birds, rats, or possums. Luckily, keeping small animals away from your basil is more… Read More »Do Rats Eat Basil?

The ants are probably eating aphids off the basil. Aphids secrete a sweet nectar that will attract the ants. Aphids are causing the spots also… Read More »Why Are Ants Attacking My Basil Plant?

Basil also acts as a good insect repellent for flies and mosquitoes. Very useful using fresh leaves rubbed on the skin. What insect eats basil?… Read More »What Does Basil Do To Insects?

Insect Pests. The most common pests of basil are Japanese beetles, slugs and aphids. Japanese beetles are usually present for about a month in the… Read More »What Insect Eats Basil?

Basil (basilico, in Italian) is another major herb in Italian cuisine, like parsley. Though it is most commonly linked with Italian cooking, it actually came… Read More »Do Italians Use Basil?

While both basil and oregano are herbs that belong to the mint family, and although they may look a little similar, they are very different!… Read More »Does Basil Taste Like Oregano?

Basil has a fresh and pungent flavor and aroma that is quite unlike any other herb. It is hard to describe exactly what it tastes… Read More »What Does Basil Taste Like On Pizza?

Yellowing leaves; discoloration often begins around middle vein and spreads outwards; gray fuzzy or downy growth on lower surface of the leaves; brown to black… Read More »What Does Diseased Basil Look Like?

Insecticidal soaps are available in both ready-to-use spray bottles or as concentrate. If you use the former, shake the spray bottle and squirt the soap… Read More »How Do I Protect My Basil From Bugs?