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basil in atlanta
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ok we got a little coldness last night not too bad it was about 33ish no = frost however. i checked my basil plants and they seem to be turning = brown. i will say that a few days ago i noticed that something was = eating the leaves from the middle. i sprinkled some dust on them. will = my basil now die? is it too late to save them? __________________ Starting at the bottom is one thing.=20 Staying there is another.=20 |
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basil in atlanta
ok i will do as you suggest. you say dont use dust? how else do you =
protect the plant? i always thought that you can dust then wash the plants before eating am = i wrong? =20 thanks "Dwight Sipler" wrote in message = ... HI HI- wrote: =20 X-No-Archive: yes ok we got a little coldness last night not too bad it was about = 33ish no frost however. i checked my basil plants and they seem to be = turning brown. i will say that a few days ago i noticed that something = was eating the leaves from the middle. i sprinkled some dust on them. = will my basil now die? is it too late to save them? =20 =20 =20 Basil is *very* tender, so if it was a clear night, the radiation cooling could drop the temperature at the leaf surface below the = damage threshold, even though the air temperature might be as high as 35F. It depends on how large the plants are. If they are still seedlings, they probably won't recover. If they are large plants, the top leaves will shade the lower leaves and protect them. If it's only the upper leaves that are turning brown, cut off the dead leaves and the plant will recover. =20 It's still early in the year -- plenty of time to seed more basil. =20 Whatever is eating the leaves is a separate issue. Are they a lot of small holes or a few large holes? I don't know the bug timing for Atlanta, but the small holes might be flea beetles. They will = disappear with warmer weather. If the plant is healthy, it can outgrow bug = damage unless there are really a lot of them. I wouldn't dust the leaves = since they are the parts of the plant you are going to eat (unless you are just growing it for the smell). |
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