How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
I would like to winterize two jasmine plants and two rosemary plants
indoor. I had put a jasmine in a south facing window in the last winter. It rebounded quite well after the winter despite the fact that It didn't do so well during the winter. But I am running out of south facing window for the second jasmine plant. I am looking for a different way to winterize it. Can I simply put it in a dark unheated basement and let it go dormant? What should I do to prepare it to go dormant? What need to be done during the winter? And how to re-commission it after the winter? I have the exact same question in winterizing two rosemary. I will put one in a south facing window near a baseboard heater just like what I will do for one of the jasmine. And I intend to put the second rosemary plant in the dark unheated basement. How exactly should I do this? Thanks. Jay Chan |
How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
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How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
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How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
I find it somewhat amusing that people disparage our mild winters,
saying that we have no seasons. Then they try to grow plants (e.g., rosemary) that grow best in our climate and are totally unsuited for areas that get snow in the winter. My rosemary is a bush taller than I am. The trunk is about 3-4 inches in diameter with several branches more than an inch. It has been growing in the ground near where my driveway meets the sidewalk for more than 25 years. Right now, there are some blue flowers. And yes, we do get fall color. Right now, in my neighborhood there are trees, shrubs, and vines not only with the basic yellow (both mustard and lemon), orange, and red but also gold, fire, pink, rust, maroon, and burgundy. We get this without having to endure snow, sleet, and ice. Thus, some of our color also comes from the plants that are still flowering. My roses will continue to bloom until I prune them in January. Today, the temperature at 1:00pm was 86F with 24% relative humidity. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at URL:http://www.rossde.com/garden/ |
How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
It is possible. Pineapple sage, I am guessing, is about as hardy as
rosemary (Zone 8 is the limit). Neither will grow in an unheated room, so once stripped of greenery it should go dormant. A third option is to plant outside in the ground and give it the fig treatment ( bury it under a mound of leaves). In this case, too, stripping the greenery is preferrable. |
How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
for the rosemary, you have two ways.
1) alternate the plants on the window, every 15 days. They will emerge from the winter weakened but alive. 2) cut down the basement rosemary to the branches (freeze the trimmings you get for use thru the winter). It should go dormant for the duration. I will use the "alternate" approach to rotate the rosemary plants. They are in small containers; therefore, I don't mind moving them around. I will use the "trim greeny and go dormant" approach for the jasmine. The jasmine plant has grown to quite a handful that I don't really want to move it around. Thanks for the great info. I appreciate that. also, you can leave the rosemary outside longer than the other houseplants, and likewise put it outside earlier than the other plants. My rosemary is still outside, and usually goes outside in April. A light frost is fine. Thanks. This means I will be able to put the rosemary outside early in the spring. Jay Chan |
How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
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How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
probably not. Chop them to the ground and take them inside, if the pot
did not freeze they will make it. though probably the pot froze as well, given the high winds. |
How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
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How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
I just watched a gardening show "Gardening by the Yards". The show
host said that Rosemary is a bit hard to winterize because it needs more attention. What he suggested are the following: (1) Place it in west facing window in a cool location. (2) Moist it a couple times a day (this is the hard part). Seem like I am better off finish eating it instead of trying to winterizing it. Oh well... Jay Chan |
How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
I just watched a gardening show "Gardening by the Yards". The show
host said that Rosemary is a bit hard to winterize because it needs more attention. What he suggested are the following: (1) Place it in west facing window in a cool location. (2) Moist it a couple times a day (this is the hard part). I meant to say: (2) _Mist_ it a couple times a day. |
How to Winterize Jasmine and Rosemary Indoor?
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