by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Jun 4, 2020 | basil, Gardening
Every year somewhere between late spring and early summer, one of the most popular Italian herbs makes it coming debut…. Basil. In this article, I explain how to grow fresh basil at home. Anyone can do it, whether you have space outside or inside! First, if you...
by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Sep 19, 2017 | basil, Gardening
This year my basil did fantastic, in fact the best I’ve ever had. I even grew it all in pots on my back deck. So this past week I decided it was time to cut as much as I could off and start preserving them for the winter months. I decided to put together a...
by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Mar 18, 2015 | basil, Gardening, oregano, parsley
Solomon in the Bible talked about ants… yes ants. I can understand why. Ants are great motivators when it comes to working hard and preparing, but in the case of this blog… gardening. Ants are always working and gathering up their food to store in...
by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Jul 13, 2010 | basil, Gardening
I was in my garden yesterday and noticed that my basil was forming flowers, which means that it is going to seed. The flavor of the fresh basil changes as it goes to seed, so it was time to do something. Well…not a problem…just dry it! Now, I do not...
by Simple Italian Cooking Blog | Jan 25, 2010 | basil, Gardening
As the first part of my herb series I will talk about basil. I was going to do garlic even though it is not an “herb”, however ends up I’m a bit late in the game. Garlic has to be planted in the autumn or early winter. I have...
