Basil growing on a screen porch in Florida has been doing well until recently. It had spider mites but they went away after I sprayed them with Captain Jack’s Insecticidal Super Soap. Lately I’ve seen aphids which I rinsed off. Suddenly there are black spots a lot larger than spider mites. The spots do not move and won’t rinse off but some can be scrubbed off with a wet paper towel.
The plants are in clay pots with regular potting soil.
I water them every few days as needed.
They are in indirect sunlight as it’s much too hot in direct sunlight most of the time.
by worstkitties
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Looks like sooty mold! I read about it a while back, so I don’t remember a lot. But I think I remember reading the only way to get rid of it is rinsing it off:/