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Basil Starts Coloring?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 10:05 am
by Letendre
My basil plants have been doing good; I recently started taking outside to harden off. Some of the leaves have been getting a purple discoloring. Any ideas? Perhaps it was a sunburn?
Re: Basil Starts Coloring?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 11:25 am
by skiingjeff
How much sun have you been giving them when you brought them out? Not sure but It could be sunburn? If you didn't introduce them to the sun slowly that can happen.
Re: Basil Starts Coloring?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:10 pm
by Gardener_Wes
Yeah, definitely does not look good. I've found some leafs on mine doing the same, but after I found them a shady spot to where they're getting only half a days worth of light it calmed down a lot.
Re: Basil Starts Coloring?
Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 2:29 pm
by GardeningCook
Letendre wrote:My basil plants have been doing good; I recently started taking outside to harden off. Some of the leaves have been getting a purple discoloring. Any ideas? Perhaps it was a sunburn?
Where are you located? While it could be sunburn, it could also be a reaction to cold temps. Basil is a tropical plant. Tomato plants can also suffer from this purplish discoloration when temps are a bit too cold for comfort.