From fungal disease to hungry bacteria, slugs and insects, plenty of pests want to munch on your garden. Here's how to ...

Question: I purchased six basil plants (2 per pot) about a month ago, which I repotted into larger containers. I put them out on my sunny back deck. About 2 weeks ago, I noticed that on all of the ...

“If basil is overwatered, the leaves will droop and turn yellow; they may also have brown or black spots on them,” says Kathy ...

If the infection is widespread, consider using a fungicide specifically formulated for downy mildew on basil. If you notice a young basil plant sporting a brown ... water-soaked spots on the ...

Question: I was trimming my very leggy basil plant and noticed some brown bumps on the stems ... Now I found a bunch of small, hard, white spots on the stems. Is there anything that I can do?

On basil, the culprit is Peronospora balbahrii. Initially, the leaves turn yellow, and then black spots appear. That's followed by fuzzy spores on the undersides of leaves. The problem starts at ...

I have a lot of basil plants and was wondering ... Fig rust is a fungal disease that causes small dark-brown spots leading to yellowing and dropping leaves. Figs tolerate this disease well ...

October is the month when the sweet basil declines quickly ... and the cooling nights fleck the leaves with dark spots. But even this seasonal demise has become nothing more than a fond memory ...

My basil has been a disaster this summer ... the top leaf surface and the fuzzy gray growth on the underside become brown and dead. Fortunately, new resistant varieties like your neighbor ...