Basil and tomato diseases?

troad · May 17, 2011

Recently bought some Bonnie brand basil plants from a local nursery. When I picked them out I noticed one stem was discolored and I thought perhaps damping off was the problem. I selected a different container that had all healthy looking plants. That was Saturday May 6th.
Today all off the plants look very sickly. Some have blackened withered stems and have collapsed. Those still standing have dark gray dead looking areas on the leaves and I am thinking Late Blight. Do basil plants get Late Blight?
The plants are in a container on the deck away from my tomatoes. I am about to send them to the garbage unless there is another possible answer to the problem.

First time growing it and for sure the last time I buy any Bonnie brand plants if it is Late Blight. Seems I recall last years blight problems back East were associated with Bonnie plants??

May 17, 2011	#1
troad Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Des Moines, WA. Posts: 358	Basil and tomato diseases? Recently bought some Bonnie brand basil plants from a local nursery. When I picked them out I noticed one stem was discolored and I thought perhaps damping off was the problem. I selected a different container that had all healthy looking plants. That was Saturday May 6th. Today all off the plants look very sickly. Some have blackened withered stems and have collapsed. Those still standing have dark gray dead looking areas on the leaves and I am thinking Late Blight. Do basil plants get Late Blight? The plants are in a container on the deck away from my tomatoes. I am about to send them to the garbage unless there is another possible answer to the problem. First time growing it and for sure the last time I buy any Bonnie brand plants if it is Late Blight. Seems I recall last years blight problems back East were associated with Bonnie plants?? __________________ There's a fine line between gardening and madness.