On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:24:34 -0700, "Eigenvector"
wrote:

I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong when trimming back my rosemary.

I clip the branches about midway to keep the bush more compact and dense -
but all that happens is that a few months later the entire branch dies. So
in frustration I've just let the bush grow where it may, which is pretty
tangled and sparse.

Why is this happening? Is there a specific time to clip rosemary, a
specific location on the branch perhaps?


The branches are trimmed too much. I trim my rosemary plants every
time I mow the lawn, and only take off a half inch or so to keep it in
the Christmas-tree shape. I use hand-powered grass clippers. The
center part of the plant doesn't have many leaves.