This popular herb thrives in garden beds, but growing basil in pots indoors on a sunny windowsill or outside on a sunny patio or balcony is also an easy way to boost your supply of this compact ...

An outdoor herb garden is rewarding in its own right, but growing your own basil indoors is incredibly rewarding — its flavoursome leaves can be used in a range of dishes, from ...

before potting up separately into small pots. Your basil can now be left indoors all summer or planted outside. Growing your basil outside? First harden the plants off by standing them outside ...

If space is tight, grow some basil indoors on a sunny sill, and a few pots of salad leaves, carrots and beans outside. Basil will appreciate the warmth, while the other veg are a bit tougher.

Using a shallow pot that is 3-4 inches deep means you'll need less potting soil to grow them and less water, too. Use a vegetable potting mix to sow seeds. Don't use garden soil for your indoor ...