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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 10, 2018
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    NO! Do not consume the produce that is contaminated with non food safe Diatomaceous Earth.
    This link will help you.

    http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/degen.html

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    July 17, 2018
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    It can be a good idea. Or at least make sure that the container has plenty of drainages holes. It would not want to be completely dry, but it would also not want to be completely saturated.

    You may have to bring it inside on days that it is supposed to rain without stopping, but usually this will keep fresh water moving through the container as long as it has good drainage. A plant should never be left to sit in water, so if there are no holes, then stagnant water will certainly cause an infection.

    You can try using peroxide at a ratio of 1 part peroxide to 3 parts water, or 1/4 of the water/peroxide mix should be peroxide. This can help to clean it up some, but sometimes it is easier to start fresh with a new plant, since they grow VERY fast.

    This article will give you more information on the care of basil: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/basil/how-to-grow-basil-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    gogardens on
    July 27, 2018
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    You want to take a nice green end or tip, without flowers, about 10cm/4inches long. Strip the leaves off the bottom 5cm/2inches. Put it in a clean glass or jar, with about 2cm/1inch of water. Put the jar on the windowsill where it gets some sunlight. Wait. Change the water every 2 days. Wait. It will start to make roots. Wait. Keep the water going. Wait. When the roots are about 2cm/1inch long, plant it. Put on some jazz and dance in celebration.

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    August 30, 2018
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    It sounds like you have bacterial leaf spot, a common problem with basil plants. This article should tell you everything about it:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/bacterial-leaf-spot.htm

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  • Answered by
    drtreelove on
    August 30, 2018
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    The pest could be a caterpillar that feeds at night, a beetle, weevil or grasshopper. Without a photo of the damage or preferably of the pest itself, we can only guess.

    There are many good bio-pesticides available which are not toxic for people, but with plants you will be using the foliage, the choice narrows because of residual oil coating and taste issues. Insecticidal soap and botanical insecticides like rosemary and clove oils leave an odorous residue. So does neem oil.

    My choice would be a neem seed product with the active ingredient of Azadirachtin that repels insect pests as a preventive (not neem oil which will leave an oil coating.) Or pyrethrum (chrysanthemum extract) as a contact spray for pests which you can see and target directly. This knock down spray biodegrades in a few hours.
    This product has both:
    https://www.domyown.com/azera-gardening-p-17095.html

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    September 9, 2018
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    Yes it does. It is often much easier to start with a new plant than it is to treat an infected basil plant.

    This article will help you to grow a basil plant to its full potential: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/basil/how-to-grow-basil-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    September 9, 2018
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    This link will show you how a vacuum sealing unit works: http://vacuumsealersexpert.com/use-jar-vacuum-sealer-seal-mason-jars/

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    September 9, 2018
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    Although there are many vacuum storage containers available, this will mainly apply to bags. It will be quite impossible to introduce a vacuum into a jar on its own, without quite a bit of chemical knowledge.

    With a bag, however... You can simply squeeze out the extra air, or if you do have a vacuum sealer, then you can use this option.

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