A Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Cooking

As part of our ongoing commitment to become better people, my fiance and I have joined the Urban Gardening movement. In our relatively small D.C. apartment living room, we have tomatoes, jalapeños, habaneras, and a variety of herbs. One of our favorite herbs to grow is basil, because it comes in so a number of variations and can be used in dishes from pasta to pizza.

Basil is an incredibly easy herb to grow year round indoors. Here are some tips:

• They thrive in warm soil, so placing them on/near your heater during the winter is essential.
• They require quite a bit of sunlight, about 6-8 hours a day.
  
  
  
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