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Cooking & Baking

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5. This time of year

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 12:26 AM

Jun 26

I buy a plant at the grocery store and keep it on the porch (unless I plant it) and use the leaves as needed. I've never had success with it in the fridge, although I have frozen pestos made from the leaves.

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Keeping fresh basil (in plastic container) at room temperature or refrigerated? [View all] question everything Jun 25 OP

Put your fresh basin in water Lifeafter70 Jun 25 #1

Thank you. Will do question everything Jun 25 #3

The fridge is mean to basil. usonian Jun 25 #2

Thank you. I have not had problems with cilnatro nor parsley, would keep all herbs in the crisper drawer question everything Jun 25 #4

This time of year Retrograde Jun 26 #5