During excessively hot summer days it's not only humans that can suffer from heat stress. Your plants can suffer from heat stress as well, especially when there is an abrupt spike in the heat.
Basil reminds me of springtime. The freshness of the fragrant crushed leaves is so enticing. Fresh basil is such a welcome ingredient in so many recipes, adding a bright spiciness from pesto laced pasta to those intoxicating Thai soups and curries.
Yeech! Who threw up in my front yard? A gooey flat yellow blob of something lay on the ground in front of my house. Hmm, it didn't seem to smell but what was it and who got sick? I scraped it up and immediately threw it in the garbage bin.
