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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl

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Jocelyn
parrsboro nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  08:18:16 AM  Show Profile
hi ya'll! anyone have any tips on growing rosemary? i have some in my garden and i usually have alot of good garden luck but i am not familiar with growing that,it is coming but soooo slow~ and i just love it as a herb. does it like lots of water shade??? ect. thanks jo~

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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl

538 Posts

Linda
Lake Charles Louisiana
USA
538 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  08:34:58 AM  Show Profile
I don't have any tips, but I am glad to know your bush is coming slowly !!!! mine is too. I thought it would grow like a weed and be large in no time but it is SLOWLY growing. I have had mine for over a year :(((

It is wonderful to smell, isn't it? When I am outside watering, I love to brush up against it and smell the aroma.

Looking forward to reading tips.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl

6948 Posts

Tina
sunshine state FL
USA
6948 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  08:40:38 AM  Show Profile
I grow mine right up against the house/brick wall, in a mulched flower bed. Set your plants. put the weed block around, then mulch over. they don't need a whole lot of water but an occasional shower is good. They are pretty drought tolerant type plants. All 3 of my plants are about 4 ft tall and just as wide. I never watered them very much but they are up next to the deck and the house semi shade but not much.


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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl

657 Posts

Judith
Spokane Washington
USA
657 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  09:50:01 AM  Show Profile
Rosemary is a "Mediterranean" herb - comes for that area, so if you think of the climate around the Mediterranean, that's what they like: lots of sun, not too much water. When I lived in California, where it rarely got below 40F, they grew pretty quickly, and would bloom at least twice a year. Here in Spokane, they don't winter over outside, so I brought my plants in last winter (they're in pots) and they are back outside, doing well, but not great this summer. I may need to put them in larger pots. I also will see what happens if I cover with a deep layer of mulch this winter, but I hate to risk sacrificing a plant like that! I did have one plant in the ground last year, as an experiment, and it didn't survive. But the sage, thyme, oregano & lavender did... So, Jocelyn, I think yours will continue to grow slowly, since you also live in the north, and I'd consider bringing it inside if you can over the winter. Good luck! Judy

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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl

1323 Posts

Debbie
in the Pandhandle of Idaho
USA
1323 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  09:57:11 AM  Show Profile
Judy,

I had to learn about rosemary not wintering over the hard way!! Now I know better. Do you have any luck with basil over there? I know they grow it fine at Carver Farms in Newman Lake, but I'm having a hard time getting it to grow here.

Debbie

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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl

1818 Posts

Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  1:49:19 PM  Show Profile
I also grow rosemary in a pot and winter it indoors. Mine is doing fine outside this year -- I water it less frequently than my other potted plants and give it as much sun as possible (my yard is getting more shady). Be sure the potting mixture you use has a good amount of sand for sharp drainage.
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JudyBlueEyes
True Blue Farmgirl

657 Posts

Judith
Spokane Washington
USA
657 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  1:53:57 PM  Show Profile
Debbie, Well, I put basil in last year also and it was a bit slow - and the plants I put in this year are still short - although one has already flowered, which I quickly pinched off. I put them in that first hot weekend we had and then it got cold again, but only in the 40s, but still, basil wants the heat, so I'm hoping that it takes off now that the heat is here! I will give them some fish emulsion this weekend and see if they like that! Basil has done well in pots for me before, so I may go back to that, to increase the heat quotient. I am hoping for a nice harvest, since I love to freeze pesto. Happy gardening! Judy

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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl

538 Posts

Linda
Lake Charles Louisiana
USA
538 Posts

Posted - Jul 13 2006 :  5:57:59 PM  Show Profile
I think you women hit on my problem. I water mine too much. Down here it is hot and humid and my contianer plants dry very quickly---each time I water them, I water the rosemary. I have a branch on it that looks brown---Could that be from overwatering?
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl

2421 Posts

Sue
West Plains, Mo.
USA
2421 Posts

Posted - Jul 14 2006 :  04:45:03 AM  Show Profile
Give rosemary a few years to really get settled in, once it does, it will take off and bloom. Pinch off the tops and start them in water for more rosemary plants, esp. if you don't have room to take the whole plant in for the winter, and there are some hardy rosemary's. I just love it and can't get enough of it! Good luck all!

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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl

538 Posts

Linda
Lake Charles Louisiana
USA
538 Posts

Posted - Jul 14 2006 :  07:01:44 AM  Show Profile
Since I live down in Louisiana where the winters are mild, do you suggest that I take it inside. I can do that since it is in a container that myself or one my grandson's can handle?
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl

4439 Posts

Kay
Vancouver WA
USA
4439 Posts

Posted - Jul 14 2006 :  07:28:43 AM  Show Profile
Linda -- I leave my rosemary out all winter. We can sometimes have temps down to 25 degrees at night (warms up during the day though) and it does just fine. So I'm sure yours would do great in LA. Basil does not like cold at all. The first dip to freezing and it's gone. I've never brought any of my herbs inside -- may have to try that this year.


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Linda Houston
True Blue Farmgirl

538 Posts

Linda
Lake Charles Louisiana
USA
538 Posts

Posted - Jul 14 2006 :  08:27:56 AM  Show Profile
Thaks...No, our winter does NOT get down to 25....If it did we would not know what tio do. Thanks.
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl

1054 Posts

Anne
Portland Or
USA
1054 Posts

Posted - Jul 14 2006 :  08:42:39 AM  Show Profile
I just shoved my rosemary plant in the ground up against the fence in my periennal flower bed. It gets full sun and some water. I really don't do a thing to it except occasionally clip some off for cooking or any damaged ends, which are few. It just took off the first year and has done well ever since. It is about 4' high and about that wide. I guess I have been lucky with it, even when we get a cold snap, it seems to withstand that well. I have had it for about 6 years. To tell you the truth, when I bought it, it was mis-marked as lavendar in the nursery, but as soon as it started growing I knew that was not what it was.

Anne

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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl

235 Posts

Jocelyn
parrsboro nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts

Posted - Jul 23 2006 :  06:36:08 AM  Show Profile
thanks girls, i have mine in my vegie garden. soooo~~ i have to sort of either bring it in or it or it'll get plowed under next yr. i do have a herb planter out there, but it didn;t seem to do that good in that. it is coming though out in the vegie garden, but very slow, and we have had a rainy summer this yr.i had a plant in the house one yr. hubby bought me, and it died. i don't seem to be a good rosemary grower, lol~ but my bazil wow!!! it is always hardy here. i pick it and dry it for winter. i love bazil, and rosemary. i like rosemary tea. my garden is really taking off this yr. lettuce and beets are supurb. the beans ar soon next. well girls i will play with this rosemary here, and let u all know how i make out with it ok? thanks again for the info..love from jo~

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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl

6948 Posts

Tina
sunshine state FL
USA
6948 Posts

Posted - Jul 23 2006 :  6:28:21 PM  Show Profile
Linda,
I am in the panhandle region of Florida..not too far from New Orleans..and I just grow my rosemary outdoors in the ground up against the back of my house..I have 3 large plants of it...each are about 4 ft tall by 4 ft wide..I don;t have to do anything with them in the winter..they can handle it. So I say for our area..just stick that baby in the ground and let her go..she'll grow fast and furious for you.
Since it doesn't get very cold here either I have never even covered it or anything in the winter and it tends to flower the end of November, early Dec. too and sometimes in early summer it blooms tiny blue flowers.
So anyhow..yours should do well just to put it directly in the ground.


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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl

235 Posts

Jocelyn
parrsboro nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts

Posted - Sep 29 2006 :  3:30:14 PM  Show Profile
hi ya'll well my rosemary is still out there, it is getting colder, and i am getting worried, it is soooo slow and i can't leave it it??? or can i? gets sooo cold here, and i always have to egt the garden plowed under in psring. i wonder when i can ever pick it and dry it? it is soooo small i will try again by cracky!next yr. till i get it right lol! i love that stuff and it is sooo expensive. jo~

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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl

2044 Posts



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Posted - Sep 29 2006 :  6:39:12 PM  Show Profile
Hi Jocelyn- You better dig it up, pot it and bring it in. They don't
usually enjoy winter dry heat but if you have a sunny window over your sink, etc it might survive. It's too cold here in Zone 5/6 so we have to bring them in. I am trying my little recycled window greenhouse this year if I can keep temp and humidity regulated. It did not do well in a western window last winter but neither did the bay. Sorry the news isn't great but atleast you can dry it and cook with it in the meantime. Good luck!

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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl

6948 Posts

Tina
sunshine state FL
USA
6948 Posts

Posted - Sep 30 2006 :  10:37:48 AM  Show Profile
If you bring it in, remember not too overwater.
http://gardening.about.com/od/vegetablepatch/a/Rosemary.htm

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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl

235 Posts

Jocelyn
parrsboro nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts

Posted - Oct 02 2006 :  05:38:37 AM  Show Profile
oh thanks girls, i best do that today then, we already have had frost. i better go check on it! jo~

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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl

1495 Posts

Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts

Posted - Oct 02 2006 :  4:35:04 PM  Show Profile  Send BarefootGoatGirl a Yahoo! Message
Oh! I am so glad you ladies had this conversation! I have two rosemary plants that are just not doing anything (if you can believe this, I didn't even know they were supose to bloom!)...I thought they would grow all right here and I guess the only thing that saved them was our mild winter last year. They are growing so poorly I have even accused my husband and son of mowing over them! I guess I should go dig them up and bring them inside before we have a frost.

Trina

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garliclady
True Blue Farmgirl

274 Posts


Reidsville NC
274 Posts

Posted - Oct 02 2006 :  6:04:36 PM  Show Profile
Trina I live near you and I have had 2 rosemary bushes for several years and they are growing great I even have had a few blooms on them.
2 years ago we had 2 days that got down to 6 and 8 degrees and they got dammaged but did not die they have made an awesome come back. I have mine planted in a warm spot southern exposurer and againist our deck which probaby protects it some. There are different varieties and there is one variety that is more cold hardy and supposed to do well here that is the kind I have I just can't remember what the name of it is. If you are ever up my way I will be glad to give you a cutting from it but that is a really slow groing to a good size bush.

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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl

6948 Posts

Tina
sunshine state FL
USA
6948 Posts

Posted - Oct 02 2006 :  6:15:50 PM  Show Profile
if you scroll up to my last post there is a link to information on how to take care of Rosemary plants.

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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl

1495 Posts

Corrine
North Carolina
USA
1495 Posts

Posted - Oct 03 2006 :  08:42:09 AM  Show Profile  Send BarefootGoatGirl a Yahoo! Message
Well, maybe the guys did get to mine with that mower! It has really nice color, but never seems to get any larger. In fact, I had trouble finding the one bush this spring when the grass started growing. I'll see how mine goes, garliclady, and if things don't get better next year I may take you up on a clipping. I'm reading your link right now, Tina. Thanks

Trina

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JO AND AL
True Blue Farmgirl

235 Posts

Jocelyn
parrsboro nova scotia
Canada
235 Posts

Posted - Oct 04 2006 :  11:28:36 AM  Show Profile
thankyou tina, i saved the sight in my favourites, and will look it up after fer sure! i brought my rosemary in today, i put them in pots. gee what a root it had in the ground, some hard to get out, i do hope i does good. thanks girls for all the tips jo~ hot day here though

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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl

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Posted - Oct 06 2006 :  10:59:48 AM  Show Profile
Okay ya'll, here's one secret to growing a fantastic rosemary bush. I discovered it quite by accident years ago and have followed it faithfully since. Here's what you do for great results...borrow some playsand from your child! I mix it up in the hole with the compost and other nutrients. Rosemary loves the sand. If potting, add some sand to the potting mix. Makes sense once I thought about it. Rosemary plants are indigenous to a dry, sandy region. Additionally, I try to pick places for the plants that will offer some protection from the wind. Finally, I am dedicated to covering the plants if there is a lengthly spell of below-freezing temperatures. Haven't lost one yet! Hope this helps.

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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl

1095 Posts

Ann
Parsonsburg Maryland
USA
1095 Posts

Posted - Oct 06 2006 :  12:36:42 PM  Show Profile
Jo, try rosemary "arp". I've read recently that it's the hardiest. That variety was the first one I could grow year round, and I lost several, indoors and out in the meantime. We've had some 5-6 degree nights here over the years since this I planted this one. The first two years, I put a plastic milk jug over it for protection, but when the plant became too big for a milk jug cover, I just let it go. Our soil is quite sandy, and I rarely--if ever--water it during a drought, and it's in the center of the yard, which gets the most sun. Don't worry about frost killing it. I cut mine all winter for cooking, and if it turns brown--usually late winter--I cut it back. If that happens with yours, leave it and see if it doesn't perk up again with the coming warmer weather. My rosemary's a good four feet across and high.

Rebekah, glad to "see ya"!

Ann

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