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Posted: Jul/20/2008 3:22 PM PST
My herbs are looking bad. Is it too much sun? Too much water? Pests? Disease? The parsleys seem to be doing a bit better than a week ago, but the basil leaves are small and curling up. Everything is a bit yellow and I am fighting the urge to fertilize since I've read that herbs don't like it. HELP! What am I doing wrong? 
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Posted: Jul/20/2008 6:40 PM PST
What is the soil mix you are using and what is the pH about? |
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Posted: Jul/20/2008 6:52 PM PST
I see that you live in Oregon so you probably are familiar with our clay soil. I ammended it with compost and a black garden mulch. The pH is about 6.9. What should it be? |
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Posted: Jul/21/2008 12:41 AM PST
The pH isn't a huge deal with most herbs, because they are usually pretty forgiving. I have a pretty acidic soil in my garden and herbs do fine. 1.How long have yours been planted there? 2.Are they watered once-twice a day depending on temp? 3.Those herbs aren't incredibly heat enduring. You might want to see how they do with a little less direct sunlight. Keep them in the sun for 4-5 hours and then put a shield over them for the rest of the day until the sun starts going down. Try that for about 3 days and see if there's any improvement. If there is, then I think you know what to do. Move them to a place with less sun. |
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Posted: Jul/21/2008 3:57 AM PST
Parsley doesn't like the hot sun. They prefer partial. Chives and basil love the sun. Could it be poor drainage? They don't like heavy soils. |
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Posted: Jul/21/2008 2:11 PM PST
herbs CAN be fertalised but toomuch an its been dsaid on here theyll lose what we want from them lol |
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Posted: Jul/21/2008 6:07 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by Lambeau Keep them in the sun for 4-5 hours and then put a shield over them for the rest of the day until the sun starts going down.They don't get much morning sun; it's from noon on that they have sun. Last year, the parsley did well in this bed. I'll try to give the basil some filtered shade in mid-day. Quote: Originally posted by witt Could it be poor drainage? They don't like heavy soils.Can you suggest something to amend my soil with? I'm afraid too much compost will burn the herbs. Quote: Originally posted by biyu_wolf_77 herbs CAN be fertalised but too much and its been said on here theyll lose what we want from them lolI did a little more searching and found that basil is unlike other herbs in that they need richer soil. So I'll try a little fertilizer. ------------------------------------- Thank you, everyone, for your advice. I will post pictures when the plants are doing better. |
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Posted: Jul/21/2008 7:12 PM PST
My herbs looked a lot like that, but then I started sprinkling a little epsom salts over the soil about once a week. Now they're flourishing. |
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Posted: Jul/21/2008 11:26 PM PST
"They don't get much morning sun; it's from noon on that they have sun. Last year, the parsley did well in this bed. I'll try to give the basil some filtered shade in mid-day." Morning sun is a very important time for the plants. The light that the sun emits in the morning is important for a healthy plant, but might not be the reason your plants aren't doing so great. It MAY be beneficial to move them in a place where they get more morning sun and a little less afternoon sun. |
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Posted: Jul/22/2008 12:27 AM PST
maby mix in just bags of topsoil? well next year i think its 1/3 compost i used 1/4 when i was starting my new pots an less in the bigger ones lol but i have everything in simalar conditions cept fer mt SHADED basil there all dooin great (topsoil in containers) |
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