For most gardeners, basil is a wonderful harbinger of summer, but in India a variety known as holy basil, or tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum), is grown year-round. Basils have been cultivated in India for ...

East Coventry >> Although winter is coming, it’s no time for local farmer David Ryle to hibernate. He plans to turn up the heat on his herbal tea business during the cold months so he can expand ...

Pesto sauce, tulsi tea, Thai soup - basil is used in many culinary creations but we are not really sure if we should use the holy basil from the plant in our homes or get the other kind, known as ...

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The Tulsi (Holy Basil) plant holds great religious and medicinal significance in Indian households. While it’s known for its health benefits and is considered highly auspicious, many people struggle ...

EAST COVENTRY >> Organic farmer David Ryle has been drinking holy basil tea for five years, ever since he learned about the herb’s healing benefits through a medicinal garden he worked on in ...

Basil is a commonly available grocery store item. You might even be growing it in your backyard, or see it in your neighbors' planters. Forget borrowing a cup of sugar, lend us the herbs! The ...

Barb Davisson of Spokane has been growing this basil plant in her south-facing kitchen window all winter. Basil loves warm weather and is very sensitive to the cold temperatures we are getting this ...

When my olfactory and gustatory senses become satiated with the summer flavors of Italian basil, I seek more exotic herbal stimulation. That's when I turn to another enchanting, complex, sultry member ...