Basil Plant
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Not sure what these spots are on my basil plants. the leaves are getting all curly on the new growth. I don't think it is the same things causing but I don't know and I wonder if it is eatable...
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Kind of looks like mold
Cheryl
on Oct 25, 2013
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right, that was my first thought but it is in a sunny spot in a well drained planter.
Doreen Nestell
on Oct 25, 2013
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Do you water from above?
Julia
on Oct 25, 2013
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It looks like botrytis cinerea
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Oct 25, 2013
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I was going to say it looks like Botrytis also. It's a type of mold. you could try taking off the diseased leafs and the top layer of soil in the pot. I would also stop the spraying at night.
Julia
on Oct 25, 2013
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Thanks so much yeah I looked it up on google now that I had the name and yup they had lots of lictures and it is a nutrient overload.
Doreen Nestell
on Oct 25, 2013
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pick off the damages leaves, be sure to not touch the good ones with your hands after you handle the bad, it will spread the spores. Keep it dryer and watch out for fungus knats next.
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Oct 26, 2013
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I just cut those spots out at the kitchen sink when I prepare the basil for use. Still alive.
J K Weigle
on Oct 27, 2013
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Slug trails...or bugs..but I usually just pull off the yucky
Jen
on Oct 27, 2013
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it is mold. the leaves may be getting too wet, just remove the moldy leaves
Linda Snyder
on Oct 27, 2013
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Yes, it is mold. cutting the leaves off and suggest to replant it in fresh soil.. I would also agree to stop watering your plant from the top, especially in humid Florida.
Janie
on Oct 27, 2013
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