How to Use bush basil in a Sentence

bush basil

noun
  • Provide bush basil with proper care.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • As its name suggests, bush basil is bushier than other types.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Most bush basil plants are grown as annuals and replaced every spring.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Care and culinary uses for bush basil are similar to other basil types.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • According to researchers, bush basil worked against pests in two specific ways.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Like other basil types, bush basil plants should be watered regularly when the top 1 inch of soil feels dry.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In the study, six common types of basil—sweet, Thai, holy, lemon, cinnamon, and bush basil—were grown near bean plants.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • According to the study on companion planting with bush basil, plants showed the most resistance to spider mites if they were grown within 3 feet of bush basil plants.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But beyond that, bush basil also activated the pest defense systems in the bean plants and made these plants naturally better at resisting pest attacks on their own.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025

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