Gardener cuss words....

16 years ago

I've been puzzled over some overnight damage to the basils companion planted with my tomatoes. It happened the night after the front and the cold temps and crazy crazy winds passed through, so I thought it was the temperatures (though above freezing) and wind burn.

I've come to the conclusion whilst Googling pictures of basil plants that it's bacterial leaf spot. I'm going out now to carefully lift them out and bag them for the trash. While cursing, more than likely. My tomatoes do not show any sign of infection at all.

I am puzzled though...per customary garden practice, I remove ANY leaf that even looks suspicious and I do so with the basil plants before the front came through. So what happened? Maybe I left a spot behind and the sudden stress to the plant caused a less than 24 hour freak out?

I am really really p***ed right now. It's only March, and I'm already potentially behind the eight ball. Arggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggh!

Repeat after me...plant basil from seed and later...plant basil from seed and later.........

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Comments (5)

yummykaz
16 years ago
can you post a pic?
I planted basil in Jan -Feb. But I moved them inside as they are still to small for the yard.
They are ok...I think you should reconsider the wind burn.
The winds were NUTS!
Maybe cut off affected leaves/isolate plant and see...
seamommy
16 years ago
Shoot, I thought I was going to find some new and interesting expletives here designed specifically for use in the garden. Something like, Awww, ROOTROT!! Or for the more frustrated gardener, FIREBLIGHTENAPPLEMAGGOTS!!, which of course would have to be accompanied by the throwing of a small implement, like a hand trowel. Or how about FIREANTS, DAMRATS, AND DEMOCRATS! (one of my personal favorites)

I find gardening is relaxing, envigorating, and great exercise in addition to an exellent way to let off steam after a rough day at the office. And sometimes the use of a few gardening appropriate cuss words is just the outlet I need to complete my day.

Besides I can't use real cuss words anymore, and I have to watch everything I say, or else my 2yo DGS will repeat them at the worst possible moment. Cheryl
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granburyflowergirl
16 years ago
Cheryl,
this one could be of use in the garden:
We learned about the 2yo daughter repeating the hard (funny) way. Years ago when my then 2yo overheard her father in his workshop angrily shout "D*mm*t" after hurting himself. For about a year, whenever she was really upset/angry she would muster up the most serious face and shout "OH DAMAGE!!!!" We would have to suppress our laughter and act all serious, but now it has become a useful non cuss in our family.
Nik
plantmaven
16 years ago
That is so funny.

Oh damage it is from now on. LOL!
srburk
Original Author
16 years ago
Sorry...I should have been more creative. Fungi always make me very cranky. I went ahead and pulled them out. I'll start over. The margins of the leaves were black....but there were a lot of perfectly round black spots even on the leaves that were close to the ground and not as "winded". I just didn't want to risk it. I can buy or sprout some more. It's really late to start over with the tomatoes down here.

I like those newfangled swear words. I can't swear, either. My nine year old will repeat and then say, "Well, YOU said it, so why can't I?" (Insert head slap here.) But it doesn't mean I can't think them!