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Tulsi Basil and Anise Hyssop: Easy, Useful, and Adaptable

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My brother mailed me some anise hyssop seeds 20+ years ago and a UM student gave me two tulsi basil plants several years ago at “Maryland Day” on the College Park campus. I am deeply indebted to them both for…

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Basil downy mildew is back in Maryland gardens

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Hurry up and enjoy your basil plants while they are healthy. That insidious disease, downy mildew, is infecting basil across the mid-Atlantic region. I first noticed it in a Howard Co. community garden last week and then in my home…

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Featured Video: Grow Your Best Basil: Easy Care for Basil Plants

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Take a look at this great video we found from the UMD Institute of Applied Agriculture walking you through simple steps to get more and better basil.

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