Help! My Genovese Basil leaves are all gone. What could have eaten them?

Question

What left is the stems and first set of leaves. Will the basil grow back the lost leaves?

Answer 1

do not go crazy with miracle grow and water.....go with a normal watering schedule  and check the basil BIBLICALLY (very very often) ...... if you find a bug on it check out what kind it is if you can. i have basil and my main problem areas are aphids (deal with them by growing expendable flowers near the basil there fore possibly distracting the aphids OR luring ladybugs which prey upon aphids in one or more stages of there life. and my other problem is the large Lubber Grasshopper which is black with red trim there is no obvious way to stop them besides certain pesticides..... i suggest mowing the lawn slightly less often so that the grasshoppers might eat the grass instead....possibly) also consider a greenhouse or moving the plant into a large pot inside