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Growing a Rosemary bush
On 19 Mar, 10:06, Dave Hill wrote:
On 19 Mar, 09:47, Sacha wrote: On 2010-03-19 09:12:50 +0000, Dave Hill said: On 19 Mar, 08:13, Sacha wrote: On 2010-03-18 21:30:33 +0000, "graham" said: snip As a side note, I'd like to grow some heather. Is it available as se ed? Graham Yes, it can be grown from seed but I've never done it, so I don't know what the success rate is. -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I can't see why anyone would want to grow it from seed, Cuttings take so easily. Just as an experiment I bought a packet of fresh rosemary from Tesco, it was "yellow stickied" so was not the freshest, and put all the stems in as cuttings, the strike rate was well over 50%, giving me around 12 plants for the princly sum of 10p. Re the flavour, strength, I would have put it down to the weather, in dry sunny times the oil would be more concentrated in the leaves. David Hill It's heather he'd like to try from seed, David. *Have you ever done that? *I haven't but then I'm not that keen on heathers in gardens. -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Typical age thing didn't notice the bit about Heathers. I've never seen heather seed for sale, but thinking how many heather seedlings used to grow from peat based compost it should be a reasonable proposition. The only seed I can find on offer is the wild Ling David Hill- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Just found this on heathers from seed http://www.heathersociety.org.uk/propagation.html Now I must get out and work David Hill |
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Growing a Rosemary bush
"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2010-03-19 10:15:25 +0000, Dave Hill said: On 19 Mar, 10:06, Dave Hill wrote: On 19 Mar, 09:47, Sacha wrote: On 2010-03-19 09:12:50 +0000, Dave Hill said: On 19 Mar, 08:13, Sacha wrote: On 2010-03-18 21:30:33 +0000, "graham" said: snip As a side note, I'd like to grow some heather. Is it available as s e ed? Graham Yes, it can be grown from seed but I've never done it, so I don't kn ow what the success rate is. -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I can't see why anyone would want to grow it from seed, Cuttings take so easily. Just as an experiment I bought a packet of fresh rosemary from Tesco, it was "yellow stickied" so was not the freshest, and put all the stems in as cuttings, the strike rate was well over 50%, giving me around 12 plants for the princly sum of 10p. Re the flavour, strength, I would have put it down to the weather, in dry sunny times the oil would be more concentrated in the leaves. David Hill It's heather he'd like to try from seed, David. Have you ever done that? I haven't but then I'm not that keen on heathers in gardens. -- Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Typical age thing didn't notice the bit about Heathers. I've never seen heather seed for sale, but thinking how many heather seedlings used to grow from peat based compost it should be a reasonable proposition. The only seed I can find on offer is the wild Ling David Hill- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Just found this on heathers from seed http://www.heathersociety.org.uk/propagation.html Now I must get out and work David Hill By canoe? It's pouring here and we have a funeral 'reception' this afternoon in the tea room for someone who's died in this village. It's real funeral weather. ;-( -- Sacha It snowed here last night! Graham |
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