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Posted: Aug/22/2006 3:38 AM PST
I am living in Perth and is currently winter, with ocassional strong winds and rain. The oregano which I started planting 1.5 month ago is placed in a partly shady area, sometimes getting direct sunlight. Strangely, it is beginning to wilt (spreading from one bunch to the next). Does anyone has the same problem as me? Also can anyone tell my why my basil leaves is turning yellow from inside the leaves? The basil is in the same pot as the oregano. It is a very huge pot. Has this all got to do with the wrong place I put them or the temperature/season? |
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Posted: Aug/22/2006 7:31 AM PST
I don't have Oregano..but I do have Basil...though not yellow Basil. My Italian friends laughed at me for years because I had so much trouble finding a place where my Basil felt at home. After much trial and tribulation I found it likes FULL SUN !! But you also than have to water it or heavily mulch in good soil. For it to do well ! Also anything shading it is bad...It always wants to see the sun ! |
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Posted: Aug/22/2006 7:56 AM PST
Sorry for not making myself clear. I mean my basil is green, but it's turning yellow from inside the leaves. And the leaves also looks crumbly. It wasn't like that when I first bought. I wonder if I watered too much or what went wrong. Thanks for letting me know that they like full sun. |
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Posted: Aug/22/2006 4:47 PM PST
The answer to lush green basil is SUN! They love the full sun. You will get so much basil you'll be thinking about opening up an Italian restaurant. I think the yellowing leaves are the ones in between the larger leaves and they need to see that big yellow ball in the sky. |
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Posted: Aug/22/2006 7:41 PM PST
both oregano and basils are plants from the Mediterian, they love hot, sun, and good drainage. Oregano is a perennial and will come back each year and get bigger. Basil is annual and any temps below 50 degrees they HATE! your oregano sounds like it is suffering from not enought sun, and drainage. Try moving it to a sunny spot6 or more hours a day and add some sand to the planting whole. Your Basil is in need of heat,,,,heat and sun,,,sun,,,sun!! keep it on the drier side also,, the yellow leaves means it is suffering from one of these or alot of these issues. You can make them better. *Good luck* Brassi |
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Posted: Aug/23/2006 2:06 AM PST
Thanks! I will take note of your advise. In the meantime, during winter, what should I do with them? There won't be enough sun here till spring. Will they come back again alive again when the sun is enough during spring? |
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Posted: Aug/23/2006 2:42 AM PST
I don't think the basil will come back. but the oregano will. Good Luck:broccoli: |
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Posted: Aug/23/2006 3:42 AM PST
It says that you are a zone 3, where are you? You might be better off growing basil as a houseplant. Also, once your basil is established in the garden, it should only need a drink, a deep drink, once a week if you have average soil conditions. If you live with a gravel pit as your base, like I do, it might need a good drink twice a week. |
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Posted: Aug/23/2006 4:26 AM PST
Hi Jade, Thanks for checking. I plant them in potting mix in a large pot. I live in south Perth. I did not know that they don't need so much water. Actually I left it very much to the weather since it is placed outside my backyard. So when it rained too much, I will not water them. Now I am trying to cut the leaves off from the top and hope it will grow more bushy. |
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Posted: Aug/23/2006 12:00 PM PST
wow jade --watering once a week? I;m in NJ and some days I've been watering 2x's a day. But my basil is as big as bushes, except the ones i've been harvesting from. I use oregano as ground cover in my big perennial beds,I harvest that all year long--even under the snow. |
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