Where art tho Rosemary?

[Alison C]

I planted my Rosemary seeds two and a half weeks ago and so far not a peep. I planted in a pot which is currently on kitchen windowsill, I did the same with Parsley, Chive, Sage and Basil seeds and they are all doing fine. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I've never grown Rosemary before, how long does germination usually take?

[Alison C]

well I don't know what happened there I seem to have posted twice. Sorry

[yoanbob]

Ive never managed to grow rosmary from seed I buy a small one at the garden centre every 5 years or so

[Nicos]

I just googled it- mixed results- some say 5-15% viability for the seed
- prechilled in fridge
- dry after germinating
- 14 days to 3 months for germination(!!!!)
- 20C for germination

Never tried it myself!
If you succeed let us know- you'll certainly have greener fingers than me!!

Good luck!

[samw04]

you might find cuttings a better option they take really easy that was the first real gardening thing i did, might be wot got me hooked. A lady on the way to school had a big bush as part of her hedge i just pulled out a handfull of sprigs and when i got home cut them to about 3in then pulled off a few leaves and stuck it in some compost in a sandwich bag with the top tided. 3 weeks later they had all rooted.

[seasprout]

But WAIT...!!!

Don't Panic, rosemary does take a little while to germinate, the seed coating is quite thick.

Parsley, Chive, Sage and Basil seeds actually germinate quite quickly so it gives a disproportionate slant on things.

Hang in there.

[rustylady]

Check your seed packet, they usually give germination times and optimum conditions for germinating and growing on.

[sewer rat]

Rosemary is not the easiest herb to grow from seed. In fact I gave up last year and bought a couple of plants from a garden centre and took loads of cuttings from them - much easier and more succesful.
One of my seed catalogues makes the following observation - approx 900 seeds per gram, 10g (9000 seeds !) required for 1000 9cm pots - so that tells you what the germination is like.

[Two_Sheds]

I put an answer on your duplicate thread. In a nutshell: don't grow from seed, get some cuttings (rip off nearest bush in the summer).

[Alison C]

Gosh I had no idea that growing rosemary was so hard. Im going to keep at it and hopefully in a few months they will germinate, I will let you know. Thanks for all the advice.

[Alison C]

I might try some cuttings too if I can find any!

[crichmond]

Hi Alison

PM me your address and I will post some fresh cuttings to you with instructions.

Cheers Chris

[gemlady]

I sowed some Rosemary seeds in middle of Feb and just a few have come through, it's painfully slow and quite frustrating against the progress of other herbs. Everything I have read since has suggested it's much easier to buy it and take cuttings.

[mrs dog]

My dogs are always knocking bits off my rosemary, which is huge and always in flower. Would you like a cutting? If so send your addy. Jan

[ClayGarden]

You had as much luck as me there OP from rosemary seed. Never succeded my self last year. Blimey reading the rest of the thread, it appears everyone has trouble from seed. You wonder how the plant ever evolved