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Jun 20th, 2007 at 06:38 AM
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can any of you seasoned gardeners let me know if it's normal to have somewhat pale leaves on otherwise healthy basil plants? They are still fairly small, maybe around 4 inches but their 9-10 or so leaves are quite large. They have a palish colour...far less green than what I'd expect, but are not dry and seem full and healthy to touch them...
Is there anything natural I can add to help this (if it is actually a problem)?
thx
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is the plant in the ground or a planter? is the soil the right kind? what about water and sunlight - is it getting enough of both (or maybe too little)?
Zone 6b
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I used to have pale basil too-the more sun it received the stronger it grew. Very green, very fragrant, tall and bushy. The best basil I've ever had was when I grew it alongside tomatoes.
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They like lots of sun, bigger pot, fertile soil. Mine got pale while waiting to go outside and be planted and get out of their tiny pots. They look great now.
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Now that it has been between 33-40 degrees every day for a few weeks, the basil is much greener and growing like crazy. Yay.
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Yay ! Basil is definitely a MUST HAVE !
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