Gardening Problems Thread
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So in other news my roommate trimmed the basil back :D
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@FrostCat said in Gardening Problems Thread:
you should find nothing alive underneath.
no, it isn't allowed to cover up your mother in law
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@FrostCat said in Gardening Problems Thread:
it doesn't let you start a Round-Up flamewar.
Burning the hole lot is a nice solution too ...
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@Yamikuronue said in Gardening Problems Thread:
my roommate trimmed the basil back
so that how you youngster call it these days?
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@accalia said in Gardening Problems Thread:
don't be afraid to be brutal with basil, like chives it's pretty damn near impossible to accidentally kill once it's established
Uhhh... so... I don't think this is working out so well...
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@Yamikuronue Is that mold? How humid is that room?
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@asdf said in Gardening Problems Thread:
Is that mold?
¯\(ツ)/¯
@asdf said in Gardening Problems Thread:
How humid is that room?
A normal amount? I mean, it's been humid outside lately, lots of thunderstorms.
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@Yamikuronue said in Gardening Problems Thread:
Is that mold?
¯(ツ)/¯
It certainly looks like mold. You should probably remove the affected (dead) parts of the plant and/or mechanically remove the mold to make sure it won't spread any further / affect your other plants. Not sure if there are any fungicides that are safe to use for herbs, but if there are, spray the basil with one afterwards.
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@asdf said in Gardening Problems Thread:
It certainly looks like mold
That is indeed mold.
@asdf said in Gardening Problems Thread:
You should probably remove the affected (dead) parts of the plant and/or mechanically remove the mold to make sure it won't spread any further / affect your other plants.
this. very much this.
Also you may want to invest in/start using a dehumidifier if there's mold growing on your plants, because if it's growing there it's growing elsewhere and you don't want that shit in you. dehumidifier works great for that.
@asdf said in Gardening Problems Thread:
Not sure if there are any fungicides that are safe to use for herbs, but if there are, spray the basil with one afterwards.
- 4 teaspoons potassium bicarbonate (sodium bicarb works if you can't find the potassium)
- 1 gallon water
you'll want to wash the plants after harvest with this stuff but it'll help knock out the mold and keep it from coming back. just put it in a spray bottle and spritz the plant with it once you've removed as much of the visible mold as you can (i recommend an old moistened tooth brush, clean the toothbrush and the moistening/rinsing bowl with bleach afterwards (or just the bowl and throw the toothbrush away))