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| melody |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 6:23:46 PM
Okay...now I'm mad. 
After tenderly watering and feeding and weeding my basil plants, something is munching away on the leaves...I hate using pesticides====never have so I wouldn't know what to use. I think it must be a bug, but I can't see anything. Birds?? I don't have a clue...Any suggestions out there? 
I love pesto and had planned on making my own to devour over the cold cold winter ahead, but at this rate I don't know if I am going to be able to harvest anything.
Melody
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 7:24:42 PM
first of all go out in the dark with a flashlight and look under the leaves of whatever plant is getting eaten. A lot of bugs eat at night. Mash them or use a soapy water spray. and don't forget to mist under the leaves. MB
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| melody |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 2:18:00 PM
Cherry ....I concocted your recipe and hopefully this will take care of whatever is munching on my basil...Uggh.
Snails? We don't have any up here in the UP that I have ever seen.... |
| Ingrid |
Posted - Jun 30 2009 : 1:39:27 PM
Put anything scratchy around the base of the plants like bark mulch, sand, that kind of stuff. I bark mulch around anything I can and this year I have no slug and snail problem.
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| CherryMeDarlin |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 7:44:08 PM
Not sure what it could be, Melody, other than grasshoppers. My grandmother gave me a recipe that is supposed to repel most all munching critters: 1 tsp dishwashing liquid, preferably Dawn, to 1 tbs baking soda to 1 gal water. Mix well in a spray bottle and spray both the underside and topside of leaves. I hope that can help you!
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 7:27:48 PM
Might be snails. Snails are after my herbs, and in the garden. We pick them daily and put them in a can in the garage.
Marly
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Jun 29 2009 : 7:14:43 PM
No suggestions - something is eating the leaves on mine too so I'll be keeping track of this post to see if anyone has any ideas.
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