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

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.

Thanks Chris!


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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.

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

No ... no frosts!



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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