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Subscribe to forums RSS#11 Fri 11 Jun 10 1:48pm
vlc123
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- From my couch or my kitchen
- Member since Sun 29 Jul 07
Re: My Purple Basil Plant is ...unhappy
JoyYamDaisy wrote:
purple basil needs more light than green. ... it might be best if the pot is raised (if it isn't already!).
Good luck!
Daisy, that's EXACTLY what it needed. I raised it to a high shelf on the balcony two days ago and am amazed at the rebound! It's doing great now! And it's supposed to (finally) be a nice sunny weekend so I hope it'll only get better.
Thanks everyone. 
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#12 Fri 11 Jun 10 2:19pm
JoyYamDaisy
- From Melbourne Australia
- Member since Sun 12 Apr 09
Re: My Purple Basil Plant is ...unhappy
Yay! 
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#13 Fri 11 Jun 10 3:02pm
nanstertoo
Occupation Retired nurse-midwife
- From High Point, North Carolina
- Member since Tue 17 Jun 08
Re: My Purple Basil Plant is ...unhappy
Good morning to you both. Mada and Joy. I've been out in the garden this morning also, and filled all the bird feeders, now I'm off to mow the lawn before it gets too hot.
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#14 Sun 10 Jun 12 4:05pm
Herbyguy
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Re: My Purple Basil Plant is ...unhappy
I found some Purple Basil seedlings at a Holistic show here in Michigan. They are flourishing on my patio which faces north, and receives zero sunlight. I have yet to transplant them. Probably another week. Until then, if it is windy, I shield them behind all the other herbs. I do not let it's soil become dry, as with most basil...they need water to flourish, and good drainage.
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