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Old 31-03-2003, 07:56 PM
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I am having trouble not killing rosemary. I have no clue what I am doing wrong. I have planted small starts in different places in my yard, in case too much/not enough sun was an issue. I even totally ignored once bunch, thinking I was killing it with kindness...

I really enjoy fresh rosemary, so would welcome any advice.

btw: I live in zone 9b.....

Norma


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Old 31-03-2003, 10:08 PM
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Rosemary likes to have dry feet and prefers full sun but will grow in
high shade. My big rosemary gets a haircut every year as she gets to be
four feet tall and five feet across in one growing season. The plant is
on a slope, feet dry most of the time, never gets fertilized or babied.

With a lot of the herbs we grow it's best to remember they mostly come
from the Mediterranean area and are used to lots of sun and little
water. HTH

George

Norma Briggs wrote:

I am having trouble not killing rosemary. I have no clue what I am
doing wrong. I have planted small starts in different places in my
yard, in case too much/not enough sun was an issue. I even totally
ignored once bunch, thinking I was killing it with kindness...

I really enjoy fresh rosemary, so would welcome any advice.

btw: I live in zone 9b.....

Norma


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Old 31-03-2003, 10:08 PM
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I think they really, really hate wet feet. Think mediterranean--hot,
dry summer and cool, wet winter. Full sun.

Monique in TX

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I am having trouble not killing rosemary. I have no clue what I am
doing wrong. I have planted small starts in different places in my
yard, in case too much/not enough sun was an issue. I even totally
ignored once bunch, thinking I was killing it with kindness...

I really enjoy fresh rosemary, so would welcome any advice.

btw: I live in zone 9b.....

Norma


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Old 01-04-2003, 05:20 PM
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:46:22 GMT, "Norma Briggs"
wrote:
am having trouble not killing rosemary. I have no clue what I am doing =
wrong. I have planted small starts in different places in my yard, in =
case too much/not enough sun was an issue. I even totally ignored once =
bunch, thinking I was killing it with kindness...=20

I really enjoy fresh rosemary, so would welcome any advice.

btw: I live in zone 9b.....


As others have posted, think Mediterranean. Lots of sun; the
ever-elusive "well-draining soil", and not too much water. Don't give
up. Once a plant is established, you'll have rosemary to burn. Or at
least use as skewers for grilled things. :-)
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Old 01-04-2003, 05:20 PM
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Rosemary does best in a very hot, sunny spot that drains very well. You may want to try growing some in a large pot with some potting soil to see if drainage is the issue. I had a small plant in a pot with pansies through the winter months and then planted it into a very rich, compost garden bed. It
became a huge bush in no time. I pretty much ignored it most of the time. Every spring I would add some fresh compost to that bed with my other herbs and everything flourished. I had rosemary, purple sage, variegated sage, garlic and common chives, oregano, basil (in summer), cilantro, lemon grass, catnip, and EZ leaf celery.

If you can dig out a large hole and backfill with compost, your plants may have a better chance of survival. When I created the beds, I dug out heavy, rocky, red clay and got rid of it. I started filling the bed with bags of composted manure and homemade compost, leftover potting soil from pots, grass clippings in early spring, dried leaves in fall, and crushed egg shells. After a couple of years, nothing died in that bed. It was beautiful soil. I just sold my house 6 months ago and now have to start over in a much larger yard. So much to do, so little time. I also own a residential flower planting service here in Raleigh, so my spring season is usually 7 days/week planting for OTHER people. Once in awhile, I sneak a day in for my yard. I'm currently growing Alaska Shasta Daisies, Columbine and Purple Echinacea for a large hill on the back of my yard that will be filled with berry shrubs (pyracantha) and perennial flowers. I've also bought some Canna, Crocosmia, Anemones and dwarf arborvitaes to plant.

Another thing that might be killing your rosemary is too much watering. Water it once a week and it will thrive. I had a rosemary plant die this winter in a pot because we received massive amounts of rain and ice this season. I never watered the pots; they were pretty much soaked all the time. Even some of the pansies developed root rot. Well, enough about me. Good luck in your gardening endeavors.

Penny
Zone 7b - North Carolina
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I am having trouble not killing rosemary. I have no clue what I am doing wrong. I have planted small starts in different places in my yard, in case too much/not enough sun was an issue. I even totally ignored once bunch, thinking I was killing it with kindness...

I really enjoy fresh rosemary, so would welcome any advice.

btw: I live in zone 9b.....

Norma


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