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Bringing rosemary inside for the winter
My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush
(14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark |
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Mark wrote:
My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level?* The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains.* Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Brought my rosemary, basil and sage in a couple of weeks ago. I water them when dry, like any house plant. The rosemary a little less often. If there is a bit of sand in the rosemary's mix, it promotes the good drainage they enjoy. Clip judiciously indoors, sometimes they don't regrow as quickly. Dorothy * * |
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"Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl |
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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:21:40 -0600, clc wrote:
"Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl Same here. I've tried several times but they always die. I just buy new plants every spring. |
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General Schvantzkoph wrote in message ...
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:21:40 -0600, clc wrote: "Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl Same here. I've tried several times but they always die. I just buy new plants every spring. My hope is that I can find a trick that keeps a rosemary plant alive for years. I remember seeing a huge "mother plant" in a nursery long ago; it must have been 5-6' high, 8' across and it had a main stem about 4" in diameter. The nursery evidently took cuttings from it to propogate new plants. Mark |
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:45:31 -0800, Mark wrote:
General Schvantzkoph wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:21:40 -0600, clc wrote: "Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl Same here. I've tried several times but they always die. I just buy new plants every spring. My hope is that I can find a trick that keeps a rosemary plant alive for years. I remember seeing a huge "mother plant" in a nursery long ago; it must have been 5-6' high, 8' across and it had a main stem about 4" in diameter. The nursery evidently took cuttings from it to propogate new plants. Mark Several questions, what part of the country? was it in a green house?, did you ask them how they got it to survive long enough to get that size? |
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General Schvantzkoph wrote in message ...
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:45:31 -0800, Mark wrote: General Schvantzkoph wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:21:40 -0600, clc wrote: "Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl Same here. I've tried several times but they always die. I just buy new plants every spring. My hope is that I can find a trick that keeps a rosemary plant alive for years. I remember seeing a huge "mother plant" in a nursery long ago; it must have been 5-6' high, 8' across and it had a main stem about 4" in diameter. The nursery evidently took cuttings from it to propogate new plants. Mark Several questions, what part of the country? was it in a green house?, did you ask them how they got it to survive long enough to get that size? This was in central Kentucky, zone 6. At the time, I didn't think to ask them how they managed to keep the plant alive from year to year, but it was in a big greenhouse. I don't recall if the greenhouse was heated... Mark |
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Mark wrote:
General Schvantzkoph wrote in message ... On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:21:40 -0600, clc wrote: "Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level?* The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains.* Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month.* I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl Same here. I've tried several times but they always die. I just buy new plants every spring. My hope is that I can find a trick that keeps a rosemary plant alive for years.* I remember seeing a huge "mother plant" in a nursery long ago;* it must have been 5-6' high, 8' across and it had a main stem about 4" in diameter.* The nursery evidently took cuttings from it to propogate new plants. Mark Well* -** where i live it's way too cold to just bury them outdoors, so as i said in the first response, it goes in a south window and just gets watered occasionally when it looks droopy. I recently gave a six year old plant to my daughter, and the one i'll have in for this winter is two.** It should to fine until mid May when it's safe to put out. Dorothy * * |
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"clc" wrote:
Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I take a bunch of cuttings and start them indoors under lights; most of them take, and I have a little Rosemary for cooking (also dried a bunch of stuff from the outdoor plant), and plants to put out in the spring. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:21:40 -0600, clc wrote:
"Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl Same here. I've tried several times but they always die. I just buy new plants every spring. |
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"Mark" wrote in message om... My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. What is the best way to ensure a good watering level? The bed it was in was well-drained, and we rarely watered the garden this year thanks to frequent-enough rains. Inside, the atmosphere is going to be a lot drier, and I wonder if there are any easy tips on making sure the plant gets the right amount of water. Any ideas? Mark Good luck with it - I tried bringing it in for 4 years and it was always dead within a month. I think my conditions were just too dry...? Cheryl |
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(Mark) wrote in message . com...
My rosemary plant went from a spindly little sprig to a big woody bush (14" across/high) over the course of the summer, despite frequent trimming for various culinary exercises. I have dug it up and put it into a pot with some of the soil from its garden bed. This doesn't strike me as a good idea. Transplanting is a shock to any plant, and best done when it is dormant. If your long term plan is to move it between the indoors and the out by transplanting it twice a year, I think you should change plans. Either put it in a big pot, and move the pot, or find a variety that can overwinter outdoors in your area. 'Arp' is supposed to be quite cold hardy. There is some info about rosemary at my Web site: http://www.efn.org/~bsharvy/edible.html . I'm not sure if it needs chill hours. No need to worry about dry soil; like most herbs, rosemary preres dry sandy soil. |
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