growing basil

What is the #1 herb to grow?     Why, basil.     It is quite possibly the perfect herb. It’s easy to grow, tastes fantastic, and pretty pest resistant.     The question isn’t “why should I grow basil?”  Rather, the question is “Why SHOULDN’T I?”     Fun fact that I didn’t know,
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The culinary uses of basil are well known, but the benefits of this aromatic plant go well beyond putting it in spaghetti sauce. Basil belongs to the mint family and has many varieties including Thai basil, lemon basil, and holy basil (just to name a few, there are actually 35).  It belongs to the genus
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