| 1 | Something Eating Basil and Spinach
• Posted by: rrweather on Wed, May 27, 09 at 11:08
• 13 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jul 22, 11 at 6:39
Hello, I've searched the web but not found anything I feel is close so I thought I would post a question. We have two basil planted in two different in-ground beds and one spinach planted in one of the in-ground beds. All three plants are bein |
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| 2 | Something is eating my basil leaves
• Posted by: Bimaldshah Chandler, AZ on Fri, May 4, 12 at 14:41
• 8 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, May 21, 12 at 15:18
Hello - I planted basil seeds in my raised garden and they sprouted few weeks ago. I was very happy to see the fresh leaves when suddenly something started eating them. the plant is still only few leaves large and thus the damage is substantial. I |
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| 3 | How to harvest basil???
• Posted by: berkeleyluddite on Tue, Jun 21, 05 at 2:32
• 41 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jul 11, 12 at 22:59
I just got a bed of 10 basil plants and I'm ready for my first harvest. What are the proper procedure to ensure vigorous strong growth after harvesting? Everyone tells me to either cut back, pick the big leaves or combination of both. Please tel |
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| 4 | What is eating my basil leaves?
• Posted by: samanthab on Wed, Jun 23, 10 at 18:23
• 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Aug 8, 11 at 16:12
I've noticed lately that my basil leaves look like they are being eaten...I looked all over the plant and I cannot find any bugs, no eggs under leaves either. Any ideas? Here is a link that might be useful: Basil Leaf Follow-Up Posti |
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| 5 | Something Is Eating My Basil
• Posted by: ashumard on Tue, Aug 4, 09 at 18:06
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Aug 5, 09 at 17:55
I have had my basil plants for about a 2 months. It has been doing great and was growing so fast i couldn't hardly harvest all of it. Now within the last week or so, one of the plants has turned yellow. It has stopped growing and the leaves loo |
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| 6 | Can I eat Basil that has Spider Mites on it
• Posted by: erikn on Thu, Jul 29, 10 at 11:44
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jul 29, 10 at 19:00
hello, Just wondering if I rinse off the spider mites, if the basil is safe to eat. thank you, erik Follow-Up Postings: RE: Can I eat Basil that has Spider Mites on it Posted by: fatamorgana Zone 5/6 ( Return |
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| 7 | Something Eating My Basil
• Posted by: omega73 on Sun, Jul 15, 12 at 10:59
• 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jul 18, 12 at 14:26
Any help would be appreciated on how to get rid of these suckers. I'll try to take a picture of the bug in question, they look slightly bigger than a flea beetle. Here's a pic of the damage. Thanks F Return to the Herbs |
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| 8 | How to encourage basil growth?
• Posted by: PoledraDog on Mon, Jun 6, 05 at 13:34
• 44 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jul 17, 12 at 11:00
Last week I bought a small basil plant from the nursery and planted it in a self watering pot. The plant looks great; I believe I have it getting the right amount of sun, and the self watering pot is keeping it hydrated, but not overwatered. |
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| 9 | Can't figure out what's eating basil?!
• Posted by: futureveg on Tue, Jun 2, 09 at 15:03
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Jun 14, 09 at 19:45
Hi everyone, I'm basically new to gardening and plants. Recently decided to try and grow some herbs for culinary use. Anyway, I have 2 sweet basils and 1 lettuce lettuce leaf basil that are both being slowly eaten by something. The plants |
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| 10 | What is this bug and could it be eating my basil?
• Posted by: celiaanne on Wed, Jun 30, 10 at 14:19
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jun 30, 10 at 23:07
Hello I have a window box with basil and parsley. The parsley is fine, but something is eating my basil. This happened last year and I tried everything I could think of, including Captain Jack's solution. Nothing worked. Some pictures of m |
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| 11 | Your favorite uses of basil?
• Posted by: catherine-garden on Mon, Jun 4, 07 at 9:24
• 31 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Nov 25, 12 at 13:38
I am growing spicy basil, and lettuce basil in very small pots. They are doing well-wished I had planted them in a larger area. Maybe I can transplant? Anyway, how do you use your basil? Do you have favorite pesto recipes? I'm already salivating |
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| 12 | Mystery Basil Bugs
• Posted by: HuntleyAEdwards none on Mon, May 9, 11 at 19:29
• 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Sep 28, 12 at 14:52
I live on a second floor apartment and get lots of sun out on my 'patio' (it's a roof) so I have containers of plants out there. They're all thriving, especially the tomatoes and basil but recently the basil is being eaten. They leave little holes |
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| 13 | Does basil repel or attract aphids???
• Posted by: westpagrower on Wed, May 13, 09 at 14:50
• 20 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jul 22, 10 at 14:43
Can anyone share their experiences with basil and aphids? I've read that basil repels aphids on certain sites and that it attracts them on others. I was thinking of interplanting some basil amongst my roses. These poor roses were attacked me |
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| 14 | Bugs eating my basil plant
• Posted by: sandi149 on Sat, Jun 26, 10 at 9:38
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Jun 26, 10 at 18:59
I have some nice basil plants that seem to be the food for some type of bug....every morning when I go out on my terrace to water the basil, I see that the leaves have holes in them. I have seen this bug and it's a light green, looks sort of like |
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| 15 | help with basil
• Posted by: john5555 on Thu, Jul 10, 08 at 15:52
• 28 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jun 21, 11 at 0:42
Hello. I recently started growing two basil plants (first time growing anything for that matter). I planted the seeds in clay pots, but I think I may have gone overboard with the number of seeds. There seems to be (I'm guessing, wouldn't really |
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| 16 | What the HECK would eat sage?!
• Posted by: cariee on Sat, Jun 6, 09 at 0:43
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jun 11, 09 at 16:46
My first year gardening here in MO - I'm from Nor Cal where the pests are different. I have NEVER had something eat my sage so I'm at a loss. The leaves do not have holes in them, they're totally missing. The stems are not gone, just the leave |
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| 17 | Lemon basil that smells like anise?
• Posted by: catman529 on Fri, Apr 3, 09 at 9:29
• 19 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jun 24, 10 at 19:15
Hi I'm growing some lemon basil from Ferry Morse seed. I started the seeds directly in Miracle Gro potting mix, and I think the fertilizer was too much because the seedlings have been burned badly. But they're not dead and I'm hoping they ou |
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| 18 | What is eating my basil?
• Posted by: anneliese_32 on Fri, May 1, 09 at 14:02
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, May 1, 09 at 17:16
Planted yesterday sweet basil, a couple of nice, stocky plants. This noon only stalks are left and a couple of leaves on the ground. Lettuce right next to it and other herbs are not touched. Last year something waited at least until the middle o |
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| 19 | Confused about basil
I know it's late but I decided to give basil a try this year. I got two Better Homes and Gardens |
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| 20 | Holes in my Basil and something is eating it
• Posted by: i_am_gray Zone 5 on Sat, Jun 9, 12 at 13:43
• 1 follow-up, posted on Sat, Jun 9, 12 at 16:24
I know there are other post about Basil plants being eaten but since most don't have pics and I can't tell what type of holes/bites people are talking about I put up this post. Ok first off before I take some steps like un-root my basil to lo |
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