
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Basil
Make herbal vinegar using basil; it retains the flavor and makes a great gift!
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I got an aerogarden as a present. When my Thai basil grew it developed what we were sure were scale (it fit pretty much perfectly) and then it seemed to move to the common basil, dill and thyme were unaffected. In a hail mary effort we cut off healthy branches and removed the infected bases. the branches grew well and clean until i moved two back to the aerogarden. the branch of thai is still clean but has yellowed leaves, however the common basil has regained and increased the white pods some of which managed to grow to the size of rice, they really feel and look like a yellowish tan rice. The rice like stuff could maybe be roots except for how they pop off and the pods go too high to be roots. I'm very confused at this point. the thyme and dill are in the same space and fine, the other branches in glass jars with water are fine, though with a few blackened leaves, and while the thai in the aerogarden is yellow it's otherwise fine so why is just this one plant being effected? and what is doing it?
My Basil plants suffer a lot from leaf miner infestation. What can I do please?
Prevention is key when it comes to leafminers, so removing infected leaves and looking for eggs will be most effective. Here’s some great advice from Pennsylvania State University: https://extension.psu.edu/leaf-miners
What Nutrients Does basil Have?
Basil is an excellent source of vitamin K and manganese, vitamin C, calcium, iron, folate and omega-3 fatty acids. It’s also a potent antioxidant, full of polyphenolic flavonoids. The herb may have anti-inflammatory and anti-aging qualities.
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