"Jeßus" wrote in message
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Just thought I'd ask here in case this is a known problem that somebody is
familar with:

I have a small Rosemary bush, approx 12 months since planted.

Been going great, put on plenty of growth in that time. About a month ago,
one lower branch
spontaneusly died. The rest of the plant seemed fine - until this
afternoon.

Now it's obvious that the entire plant is going to die, the foliage is
drying out just like that first branch
did. Soil is neither particularly dry or wet, it gets full sun and the
weather has been unseasonably warm.

The only thing (and it's a long shot IMO) is that I also have Borage
growing in the same vicinity, and it's
spreading like wildfire. I did note that some Borage had taken hold very
close to the base of the
Rosemary - I'm wondering if the Borage root system is the cause? Like I
said, a lot shot... but it does
seem like a fairly invasive plant and makes me wonder what's going on
underground.

Any ideas or suggestions appreciated, thanks.



--
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who haven't got it - George Bernard Shaw

On the most gutless sand in the world in Perth and the rosemary goes
ballistic which is great cos I'm allergic to it. So maybe it is your soil
type is it clay? My other thought is was the plant root bound in the pot
when you got it. The roots tend to stay in the shape they were when in the
pot and starve themselves to death. Your job when it does cark is to pull it
up and look. If it is still a tight root ball that is your problem. If roots
spread out then it could be too much moisture or perhaps something like
nematodes (bumps on roots) or a soil borne virus like fusarium. Borage is
hungry and does require moisture and grows rather large so maybe starved the
rosemary of nutrients and moisture.

I have found rosemary to be an easy plant to propagate from cuttings. Only
needs fresh cuttings about 12cm long. Strip off 2/3 of the leaves and put in
damp sand. Oh on the end that will go into the ground make a cut across 1mm
below where there is a pair of leaves. In 8 weeks more than 50% will have
roots. that percentage increases if you use rooting hormones.