Hello,

one by one the twigs (correct name?) of my potted rosemary are loosing their
strong green colour and turning pale. I cut out the first of these some
weeks ago and discovered this morning that there are four more. The
remaining twigs look very healthy, but I fear they will turn out similar.

Does anyone know what the cause might be and how to stop it?

Thanks.

Best Regards

Gordon Filby

PS I'm resident in Karlsruhe, SW Germany. It has been very hot (30- 35C)
here over recent weeks. The plant is in a shady position (gets filtered
late evening sun) but on the corner of the house where there might be some
turbulence. It has been kept well watered.

From: "Gordon Filby"
Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2003 10:05 AM
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Hello,

one by one the twigs (correct name?) of my potted rosemary are loosing their
strong green colour and turning pale. I cut out the first of these some
weeks ago and discovered this morning that there are four more. The
remaining twigs look very healthy, but I fear they will turn out similar.

Does anyone know what the cause might be and how to stop it?

Thanks.

Best Regards

Gordon Filby

PS I'm resident in Karlsruhe, SW Germany. It has been very hot (30- 35C)
here over recent weeks. The plant is in a shady position (gets filtered
late evening sun) but on the corner of the house where there might be some
turbulence. It has been kept well watered.

Gordon:
I would think that your rosemary plant isn't getting enough sun. A sunny
position is essential, even in the heat, as long as you keep the pot watered
(it must NEVER dry out). Of course the potting medium must provide good
drainage so that overwatering isn't a problem either. Without the correct
amount of sunlight, your plant won't be able to photosynthesize and will
starve. Get it into the sun (gradually, start with a couple of hours a day),
and in a week or so, give it a light feeding of fish emulsion or something
similar.

Best,
Tyra
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Rosemary failure is usually due to too much moisture, too acid soil or both.
Gary

"Gordon Filby" wrote in message
...
Hello,

one by one the twigs (correct name?) of my potted rosemary are loosing
their
strong green colour and turning pale. I cut out the first of these some
weeks ago and discovered this morning that there are four more. The
remaining twigs look very healthy, but I fear they will turn out similar.

Does anyone know what the cause might be and how to stop it?

Thanks.

Best Regards

Gordon Filby

PS I'm resident in Karlsruhe, SW Germany. It has been very hot (30- 35C)
here over recent weeks. The plant is in a shady position (gets filtered
late evening sun) but on the corner of the house where there might be
some
turbulence. It has been kept well watered.

Rosemary likes heat and sun. It doesn't like or need rich soil.
There's more info about the rosemary at:
http://www.efn.org/~bsharvy/edible9.html#Rosemary