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Post by gardengirl55 on Dec 22, 2022 14:32:55 GMT -5
Has anyone in this group heard of basil 'aging-out'? I saw on a facebook group posting that someone had a plant that was a year old, and, is still getting clippings from it. I have a plant that is a cutting from a previous plant. The leaves are nice in the green color, however, when I pinched some leaves and did some drying-out, the leaves had brown'ish spots all over them. I've pinched and dried-out multiple times from this same plant, so, just curious why it would suddenly start showing spots on the leaves while drying-out. For reference, the leaves on the left are a few days into drying-out process. The leaves on the right were picked today....... from the same plant. ![](//storage.proboards.com/6818329/thumbnailer/BmiFEbeSmfUKqJiMFjPm.png)
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Post by lynnee on Dec 23, 2022 17:36:40 GMT -5
gardengirl55, someone here is sure to know the answer to your question. Even though I don't grow basil very often, I'm looking forward to finding out what's causing the spots. ![???](//storage.proboards.com/6818329/images/VEtSwVSLGTat0xonXxkQ.gif)
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Post by darais211 on Dec 24, 2022 15:02:13 GMT -5
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bigshot
AGA Sprout
As an old sage once said, "I'm running out of thyme. I hope my basil isn't faulty."
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Post by bigshot on Jan 2, 2023 3:41:21 GMT -5
When I trim, I lay out the leaves on a bunch of paper towels laid flat and roll them up into a roll. Then I put that in a ziplock bag in the freezer. When I need some herbs, I roll it out and use them frozen. They are dark colored but they taste just as good as fresh.
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