On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 18:01:23 -0600, Mark Anderson
wrote:

I think I did something stupid. A couple of weeks ago the weathermen
forecast night time temps in the 20s here in Chicago, Zone 5. I panicked
and brought in all the house plants. I also brought in my Rosemary bush
which is 1 1/2 years old, which I nurtured inside all last winter under
fluorescents. I placed the bush under fluorescents and for some reason
it just started dying. There is some green in the leaves but it doesn't
look good, a lot of stems have completely died. The root system is big
and it grew in a 24" wide container. I really hoped I could overwinter
it inside and have it get huge for next summer. Now it looks hopeless.

Saturate with water. Rosemary wants tons of water. Rootbound plants
need even more. Give lots of nitrogen, too (I feed it manure tea) and
a handful of lime sprinkled around the dirt..

I've also had tough luck with Rosemary, but somehow this plant is over
a year old and about 3 feet tall (no flowers yet). I believe the
major trick is "EXCESSIVE watering". Don't believe the ads when they
say "drought tolerant"

Dan