So I’ve had this basil plant for several months. Has given me tons of basil and has been pretty healthy. But over the last few weeks I’ve started to notice this in the pods, and some of the leaves have begun to brown and become brittle, and the stalk of several of the plants has become brown, and as you can see here, the pods themselves have this white fuzz around the base: I’m guessing a type of mold.
I’ve kept the planters fed and watered, reduced or increased light based on the leaves, raised the lighting as the plants grew, etc.
So my questions are:
1: what started going wrong?
2: do I need to remove the basil, clean out the hydroponic (letpot) and start again? Or is this something I can leave and save?
3: if this is an issue, how do I avoid this in the future?
by BiteCold4039
2 Comments
I’m still a newbie practicing with basil, but with regards to mold on the stems, I’ve been using hydrogen peroxide on a qtip to dab at moldy spots.
EDIT: I’ve also been adding a little hydrogen peroxide to the nutrient solution with every water change
I’d definitely clean everything out. Also, a few months is a long time for basil plants. Part of it might be old age weakening their defenses.