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title: "I’m growing basil. The leafs keep on dying and I’m losing one plant…"
description: "I’m growing basil. The leafs keep on dying and I’m losing one plant every few days. What is causing this."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Samuel"
published: "2024-06-04T15:44:09.648063Z"
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# I’m growing basil. The leafs keep on dying and I’m losing one plant…

_Publicado por Samuel el 2024-06-04_

I’m growing basil. The leafs keep on dying and I’m losing one plant every few days. What is causing this.

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![Adjunto 2 de 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/z62r773LXJ2o5Nk0gMtlEK3jyd3rriBcr7QTwpYBhd8/TNLc7MnBS62nuUs2_9OHWA.webp?size=large)

## 6 comentarios

### Alyssa comentó el 2024-06-04

Looks like powdery mildew or a type of mildew. Probably from lack of airflow or overwatering. I’d either use an organic fungicide that is food grade. Or a baking soda spray (1 tbls of baking soda, 1/2 tsp of dawn dish soap and 1 gallon of water )

### Sunny comentó el 2024-06-04

Doesn’t look like mildew. Looks like excess water in the plants. Too much water can make the leaves look translucent or oil soaked. Overwatering can cause root rot very quickly in young plants. Rotting leaves feed fungus gnat larvae.

I recommend letting the soil dry out a lot more before watering again.

#### Samuel respondió el 2024-06-04

I dug it up, do you think the roots look like they have root rot

![Adjunto 1 de 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/z62r773LXJ2o5Nk0gMtlEK3jyd3rriBcr7QTwpYBhd8/VuBx-mINSc6WOvvvMK2DMA.webp?size=large)

#### Alyssa respondió el 2024-06-04

Are the roots squishy to the touch or smell like rotting leaves?

#### bowlwater respondió el 2024-06-04

honestly those roots look healthy, how much sun are your plants getting?

#### Sunny respondió el 2024-06-04

I agree with bowlwater. They look healthy.

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