Pruning of young rosemary plants?
Hi all,
I have two rosemary plants that I put in as seedlings in January and they are coming along nicely (Brisbane). I really want them to become a thick shrub, like a friend has, so that I can harvest heaps of herb and not have to worry about retarding the growth of the plants. My question is ... should I tip-prune them to promote bushiness? They are getting quite long in the stems - say, 30cm long - so I think it might be time to prune?! They are only about 35cm high, with a similar diamteter. Any suggestions welcome! Cheers, Mick |
Pruning of young rosemary plants?
In article , MC wrote:
Hi all, I have two rosemary plants that I put in as seedlings in January and they are coming along nicely (Brisbane). I really want them to become a thick shrub, like a friend has, so that I can harvest heaps of herb and not have to worry about retarding the growth of the plants. My question is ... should I tip-prune them to promote bushiness? They are getting quite long in the stems - say, 30cm long - so I think it might be time to prune?! They are only about 35cm high, with a similar diamteter. I do not know what one ³should² do in this instance, but I kept tip pruning all of my stems to 15 or 20cm in length until they became hedge like. Now I just go along whenever they seem to need a haircut. It only took a couple of years to get them to that point. |
Pruning of young rosemary plants?
Thanks Chris! :)
"Christopher Smith" wrote in message d.au... In article , MC wrote: Hi all, I have two rosemary plants that I put in as seedlings in January and they are coming along nicely (Brisbane). I really want them to become a thick shrub, like a friend has, so that I can harvest heaps of herb and not have to worry about retarding the growth of the plants. My question is ... should I tip-prune them to promote bushiness? They are getting quite long in the stems - say, 30cm long - so I think it might be time to prune?! They are only about 35cm high, with a similar diamteter. I do not know what one ³should² do in this instance, but I kept tip pruning all of my stems to 15 or 20cm in length until they became hedge like. Now I just go along whenever they seem to need a haircut. It only took a couple of years to get them to that point. |
Pruning of young rosemary plants?
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wrote: My question is ... should I tip-prune them to promote bushiness? They are getting quite long in the stems - say, 30cm long - so I think it might be time to prune?! They are only about 35cm high, with a similar diamteter. Yes, do so -- you wouldn't get any frosts, would you? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet |
Pruning of young rosemary plants?
No ... no frosts! :)
"Chookie" wrote in message ... In article , "MC" surftravelATyahooDOTcom wrote: My question is ... should I tip-prune them to promote bushiness? They are getting quite long in the stems - say, 30cm long - so I think it might be time to prune?! They are only about 35cm high, with a similar diamteter. Yes, do so -- you wouldn't get any frosts, would you? -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet |
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