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18 indispensable herbs

Our guide to growing and cooking with basic and gourmet herbs

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Basil
Photo by Thomas J. Story; written by Johanna Silver
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Basil

(Ocimum basilicum)

Lends a sweet-spicy flavor to sauces and pesto. Annual; grows to 2 feet tall. All zones.

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