Comments on: Growth and Care of Basil http://www.basilgardening.com Learn to grow and take care of basil plants. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:41:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Terri Trawitzki http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1901 Terri Trawitzki Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:41:30 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1901 HELP------------I BOUGHT A BASIL FROM THE GROCERY---IT DID WONDERFUL OUTSIDE IN WISCONSIN----------I TOOK IT IN THE HOUSE AND NOW SOMETHING IS EATING THE LEAVES---THOUGH I DON'T SEE ANYTHING. ALSO---THE STEM'S OF THE BASIL HAVE TURNED BROWN. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE INFECTION & SHOULD I JUST THROW OUT THE PLANT? IS SOMETHING UNDER THE GROUND THAT IS EATING MY BASIL? PLEASE HELP HELP————I BOUGHT A BASIL FROM THE GROCERY—IT DID WONDERFUL OUTSIDE IN WISCONSIN———-I TOOK IT IN THE HOUSE AND NOW SOMETHING IS EATING THE LEAVES—THOUGH I DON’T SEE ANYTHING. ALSO—THE STEM’S OF THE BASIL HAVE TURNED BROWN. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE INFECTION & SHOULD I JUST THROW OUT THE PLANT? IS SOMETHING UNDER THE GROUND THAT IS EATING MY BASIL? PLEASE HELP

]]> By: Scha http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1886 Scha Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:45:39 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1886 Is it because of too much water? It's like tomato. It starts growing fungus (white) on top when it's too damp. Happened to my basil plant too at first, but I removed it. It never came back but the black fungus now is killing my plant. Is it because of too much water?

It’s like tomato. It starts growing fungus (white) on top when it’s too damp.

Happened to my basil plant too at first, but I removed it. It never came back but the black fungus now is killing my plant.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1827 Jessica Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:24:07 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1827 I have been growing basil in a pot on my kitchen windowsill for over a year and it has been flourishing and doing well. My problem is over the last 3-4 weeks i have found little flies in the soil and around the plant and the smaller stems of the plant are wilting and dying. Please help as i love my little basil plant. I have been growing basil in a pot on my kitchen windowsill for over a year and it has been flourishing and doing well. My problem is over the last 3-4 weeks i have found little flies in the soil and around the plant and the smaller stems of the plant are wilting and dying. Please help as i love my little basil plant.

]]> By: Shonda Hector http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1699 Shonda Hector Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:03:33 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1699 So, how do I encourage growth? Do I let it flower so that the seeds will spill into the soil? Also, how do I keep my plants from becoming woody? If I pinch all the way down will this keep them from becoming woody? So, how do I encourage growth? Do I let it flower so that the seeds will spill into the soil? Also, how do I keep my plants from becoming woody? If I pinch all the way down will this keep them from becoming woody?

]]> By: Kenya Raybon http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1638 Kenya Raybon Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:52:34 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1638 Hi, I have no luck with plants and I had some basil on my back deck in Charleston that was doing well but then it started to grow some sort of white fuzz and was dying. The white fuzz took over and killed my plant. I moved the pot closer to the door on the back deck next to my pot of oregano and now my oregano has the white fuzz of death on it too! Does anyone know what this could be. The fuzz stands off the plants like individual short white hairs. Hi, I have no luck with plants and I had some basil on my back deck in Charleston that was doing well but then it started to grow some sort of white fuzz and was dying. The white fuzz took over and killed my plant. I moved the pot closer to the door on the back deck next to my pot of oregano and now my oregano has the white fuzz of death on it too! Does anyone know what this could be. The fuzz stands off the plants like individual short white hairs.

]]> By: Gisele http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1254 Gisele Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:51:09 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1254 Repotted a beautiful looking Basil plant, but a month or so down the line the leaves are very wilty. I'm wondering if I didn't loosen the roots enough, and if I should repot once more? I only water when the soil drys out, and it perks up a bit them, but doesn't last. It tends to dry out quickly, btw. Repotted a beautiful looking Basil plant, but a month or so down the line the leaves are very wilty. I’m wondering if I didn’t loosen the roots enough, and if I should repot once more? I only water when the soil drys out, and it perks up a bit them, but doesn’t last. It tends to dry out quickly, btw.

]]> By: miche http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1246 miche Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:44:02 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1246 I have a container garden on my balcony and the basil and chives do very well..enough for me to cook with them almost daily. I've been thinking of planting the basil into a hanging vertical garden I made. It's the fabric type with about 10 pockets. If anyone has advice on how to take sprigs from my current basil plant and use that to start new plants in the hanging unit, i'd be grateful. I want to plant about 4 or 5 hopefully by the end of the growing season which is probably about mid september here. I have a container garden on my balcony and the basil and chives do very well..enough for me to cook with them almost daily. I’ve been thinking of planting the basil into a hanging vertical garden I made. It’s the fabric type with about 10 pockets. If anyone has advice on how to take sprigs from my current basil plant and use that to start new plants in the hanging unit, i’d be grateful. I want to plant about 4 or 5 hopefully by the end of the growing season which is probably about mid september here.

]]> By: Heather http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1230 Heather Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:39:13 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1230 I started a small herb garden and also a vegetable garden but living in the deep south w/ high humidity and triple digit heat, the only thing that has survived is the basil. I guess it thrives well in these conditions but I can't seem to grow anything else. I started a small herb garden and also a vegetable garden but living in the deep south w/ high humidity and triple digit heat, the only thing that has survived is the basil. I guess it thrives well in these conditions but I can’t seem to grow anything else.

]]> By: Erin http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1135 Erin Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:46:46 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1135 Please help! I have a pot of beautiful looking basil that has just recently started getting light and dark zig-zag like patterns on the leaves. My best guess is that they are due to a parasite. But none of the common basil pests i can find describe this kind of mark on the plant. It kind of looks like something is eating through the inside of the leaf in a random path. I don't see any bugs on the plant and have been pinching off the leaves that look like this. But new ones keep appearing. Does anyone know what this might be? Please help! I have a pot of beautiful looking basil that has just recently started getting light and dark zig-zag like patterns on the leaves. My best guess is that they are due to a parasite. But none of the common basil pests i can find describe this kind of mark on the plant. It kind of looks like something is eating through the inside of the leaf in a random path. I don’t see any bugs on the plant and have been pinching off the leaves that look like this. But new ones keep appearing. Does anyone know what this might be?

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil/#comment-1128 Elizabeth Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:53:25 +0000 http://www.cleanairgardening.us/basilgardening.com/growth-and-care-of-basil#comment-1128 Lars, thank you so much for the web site. Went there and will do. Once again, thanks for response. God Bless, Elizabeth Lars, thank you so much for the web site. Went there and will do.
Once again, thanks for response. God Bless, Elizabeth

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