tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post5227723211645606014..comments2024-03-24T11:10:13.186-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: Saying Goodbye To Basil...For This Year AnyhowMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-82581954414852256632014-07-24T09:52:44.860-04:002014-07-24T09:52:44.860-04:00Love this post! Thankfully, it hasn't happened...Love this post! Thankfully, it hasn't happened to me....but I'm pinning for future issues! lol<br /><br />Thanks for joining Green Thumb Thursday last week. I've chosen you as my featured post this week at www.FeathersInTheWoods.com. Please stop by and grab the featured button for your blog!<br /><br />~Lisa MLA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-1380117707529161542014-07-24T06:53:47.097-04:002014-07-24T06:53:47.097-04:00So true. The unfortunate thing about this mildew ...So true. The unfortunate thing about this mildew is that it is often airborne and it can, apparently, travel quite the distance. Most people, unfortunately, don't start their plants from seed & big box stores are an all too easy convenience for picking up a plant or two. All it takes is one neighbor with an infected plant....sigh.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-24783750131342788892014-07-23T21:51:56.966-04:002014-07-23T21:51:56.966-04:00This is another pox (along with late blight) that ...This is another pox (along with late blight) that was introduced into the New England area by plants sold in the big box stores. All I can say is buy local or grow your own, but meanwhile we all have to deal with this stuff.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-76968751451112340822014-07-17T21:35:42.119-04:002014-07-17T21:35:42.119-04:00What's that old saying about forewarned is for...What's that old saying about forewarned is forearmed? Had I been aware of basil downy mildew beforehand, I would have been much more careful when watering & may have gotten a few more harvests (& pesto!) before my plants went kaput.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-28851670065428274822014-07-17T16:36:28.531-04:002014-07-17T16:36:28.531-04:00That is a shame! Thankfully I have not seen it yet...That is a shame! Thankfully I have not seen it yet in my garden. but I will read the Cornell article and do some preventive actions. Thanks for sharing the info!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-81995504117468145582014-07-17T14:25:02.888-04:002014-07-17T14:25:02.888-04:00I had never seen this before, so it never occurred...I had never seen this before, so it never occurred to me to check for mildew when the leaves started to take on a bronze tint...but now it will definitely be the first thing I do.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-80658695445639330972014-07-17T07:36:35.583-04:002014-07-17T07:36:35.583-04:00How disappointing to lose your basil! When I trans...How disappointing to lose your basil! When I transplanted my basil in the spring, the plants looked sickly and I thought I might lose some. Thankfully, they survived, but now I feel compelled to check the undersides for mildew.Autumnhttp://stfiacregarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-15170915091516498402014-07-16T09:24:21.079-04:002014-07-16T09:24:21.079-04:00I just hate to throw out seeds that are viable but...I just hate to throw out seeds that are viable but what can you do? Better than nursing the seedlings for a couple of months just to find out they are infected again. I'm definitely going to start saving my own basil seed from now on - at least that takes one variable out of the equation. I hope that your basil does well for you this year. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-51232208325170646542014-07-16T09:17:25.823-04:002014-07-16T09:17:25.823-04:00Thanks Sue - I had been holding off on picking the...Thanks Sue - I had been holding off on picking the Thai basil until it got a bit bigger so I didn't get more than a taste of that one...sigh.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-71095793759758806052014-07-16T06:28:06.663-04:002014-07-16T06:28:06.663-04:00That happened to me last year. I know it wasn'...That happened to me last year. I know it wasn't the seed because I had used the same seed the year before and I had no trouble. I've just got my fingers crossed this year. It really does take the whole planting down once it gets in. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-64215553711134230182014-07-16T04:22:31.462-04:002014-07-16T04:22:31.462-04:00What a shame--it seems there is always something.
...What a shame--it seems there is always something.<br />That was a real loss there. Sorry about that.<br />: (Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-13515699546532355182014-07-16T00:56:17.285-04:002014-07-16T00:56:17.285-04:00You said it. I had yet to make a batch of pesto t...You said it. I had yet to make a batch of pesto this summer - bummer indeed!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-68817130248119964072014-07-16T00:36:43.217-04:002014-07-16T00:36:43.217-04:00Oh, that's a bummer. What is summer without ba...Oh, that's a bummer. What is summer without basil?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.com