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YsaPur EsChomuw · 04-30-2010, 05:41 PM

All but one of the red basils perished, the green ones are thriving. I wonder why. I planted them at the same time. Should I retry with the red ones? I've got a few seeds left.

madasacutsnake · 04-30-2010, 11:50 PM

I just ordered

watsonia ivory towers pack of 20
cottage gladioli mixed pack of 50
alstroemeria collection pack of 5 x 2
double tulips carnival de nice pack of 24
species gladioli collection pack of 30

All half price!

trisherina · 05-01-2010, 01:22 PM

Now you'll have to PLANT them all!

Jack Flanders · 05-02-2010, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by madasacutsnake

I just ordered

watsonia ivory towers pack of 20
cottage gladioli mixed pack of 50
alstroemeria collection pack of 5 x 2
double tulips carnival de nice pack of 24
species gladioli collection pack of 30

All half price!

How fvkin cool is that!!! I planted a gazillion daffodils this past winter and got a great bloom harvest this spring. Remember to really go crazy on the bone meal for the bulb perennials. I just planted a bunch of red gladioli 2 weeks ago for this summer's bloom.

Jack Flanders · 05-02-2010, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by YsaPur EsChomuw

All but one of the red basils perished, the green ones are thriving. I wonder why. I planted them at the same time. Should I retry with the red ones? I've got a few seeds left.

Make sure they are not being over watered. The green basil is the the native or natural plant so the red may be touchy. Are they planted in the ground or in a container? Let me know!!

YsaPur EsChomuw · 05-02-2010, 12:51 AM

In a container, on the windowsill. Half of the container is green, the other half should have been red.

Jack Flanders · 05-02-2010, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by YsaPur EsChomuw

In a container, on the windowsill. Half of the container is green, the other half should have been red.

How much sun do they get and what do the leaves look like when the plant dies?

YsaPur EsChomuw · 05-02-2010, 12:59 AM

It's a southeast window, so from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There weren't any leaves to speak of, just those thin, threadlike stems, they whithered and died soon after they showed up.

It was really intriguing, because the green ones, in the same container, having the same conditions of water and sun and soil are fine.

Jack Flanders · 05-02-2010, 01:08 AM

The red basil plants are telling you, "NOT happy!" So I'd stay with the green. The red are a genetic variety so they are sensitive to light conditions and other problems. They look pretty but the green taste better!!

YsaPur EsChomuw · 05-02-2010, 01:13 AM

Oh.
I haven't had red ones before, but it's at least I know now that they aren't as good as green basil.
Thanks!

04-30-2010, 11:50 PM	#2
madasacutsnake no more nice girl Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,054	I just ordered watsonia ivory towers pack of 20 cottage gladioli mixed pack of 50 alstroemeria collection pack of 5 x 2 double tulips carnival de nice pack of 24 species gladioli collection pack of 30 All half price! __________________ He really shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all.

05-01-2010, 01:22 PM	#3
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	Now you'll have to PLANT them all! __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard

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04-30-2010, 05:41 PM	#1
YsaPur EsChomuw oi Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,208	All but one of the red basils perished, the green ones are thriving. I wonder why. I planted them at the same time. Should I retry with the red ones? I've got a few seeds left.

05-02-2010, 12:51 AM	#6
YsaPur EsChomuw oi Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,208	In a container, on the windowsill. Half of the container is green, the other half should have been red.

05-02-2010, 12:59 AM	#8
YsaPur EsChomuw oi Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,208	It's a southeast window, so from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There weren't any leaves to speak of, just those thin, threadlike stems, they whithered and died soon after they showed up. It was really intriguing, because the green ones, in the same container, having the same conditions of water and sun and soil are fine.

05-02-2010, 01:08 AM	#9
Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815	The red basil plants are telling you, "NOT happy!" So I'd stay with the green. The red are a genetic variety so they are sensitive to light conditions and other problems. They look pretty but the green taste better!!

05-02-2010, 01:13 AM	#10
YsaPur EsChomuw oi Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5,208	Oh. I haven't had red ones before, but it's at least I know now that they aren't as good as green basil. Thanks!