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leila862 Eden Isle, LA Mar 31, 2014

I think my basil plant may have mold and may be affecting the green bell pepper plant next to it since it shows some darkening at the end of the leaf. Should I be worried?

P.S. don't mind the piece of lettuce that fell off the other plant.lol

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purpleinopp Opp, AL(Zone 8b) Apr 01, 2014

I would consider thrips, as the cause of the deformed leaves. Have you had low temps near frost? The pepper plant looks like it may have gotten too cold.

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leila862 Eden Isle, LA Apr 01, 2014

purpleinopp,

Thanks for your reply!

It did get cold about a week ago out of nowhere and I did my best to cover them up but you may be right. what do you suggest I do if it is thrips?

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purpleinopp Opp, AL(Zone 8b) Apr 02, 2014

I would get new plants if nature doesn't provide a solution in the form of a predator bug, or hope that with better weather the plants may grow out of it. There's no chemicals out there I want to eat, though there are some that claim to be safe on edibles. If you want something like that, someone should know a name to suggest.

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Hanna2017 Kiev, Ukraine Apr 07, 2014

Try to take your plants a little bit more under the sun and by a special liquid. When I had such problems, my friend-florists from Megaflowers advised me to do that. And both advises helped me, so try it :)

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