Is it ok to eat basil leaves spotted with rust?

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#1 Comment By theficuswrangler On 09/21/2014 @ 7:25 pm

Unless you know for sure what the infectious agent is, I wouldn’t eat the leaves. And of course, certainly don’t eat if you’ve sprayed with a chemicals. This article on basil diseases may be useful to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/basil/basil-diseases.htm ^[1]

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