rosemary

[troyka]

hi, over the years ive tried to grow rosemary from cuttings, normally collecting from people who are trimming the bush or when Ive seen it growing feral. but I've never had any success in rooting it.

any simple sure fire ways of growing the stuff? i don't want to buy a plant i want to use cuttings.

[Feral007]

I'm feral so that probably accounts for why I can do it! I have a plant that I bought, but over the years I had taken cuttings and had a couple of plants. One year for some reason they turned their toes up at the same time. Have another now. Will be taking cuttings in spring as I love the stuff. I just take a piece of the plant about 3cm long? And throw several of them with the bottom leaves stripped off into a cup with water. I just keep the water up to them and sometimes might put some seaweed extract in there. And wait for roots and then try them in potting mix (compost) some don't survive the transplanting, but more seaweed extract helps I find. Transplant shock isn't as bad when they have a water in with the seaweed.

[troyka]

hey thanks for the advice.. can i make seaweed extract, i live near the sea.

[veggiechicken]

There's a lot of info on here about making seaweed tea. Do a search and here's one to start you off http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eed_64777.html

[mothhawk]

I find rosemary quite easy to grow.

Take semi-ripe cuttings (that is, with the stem still looking fairly green, rather than the brown of 'old' wood, but not bendy like new growth, about 3-4 inches long, strip off the bottom leaves, shove round the edge of a pot of John Innes No 1, water in, tie up in a poly bag, and leave till it starts to grow. I take cuttings in late summer, and leave on a windowsill over winter.

[Feral007]

Well if my spring ones don't work, then I'll take some late summer ones! Bargain, I like things with more than one chance

[David_richards]

I've also found it to be one of the easier herbs to grow. Now with all this rosemary talk think i'll roast myself a lambs leg this weekend, fabulous with rosemary

[troyka]

thanks for the tips.. some one from my local freegle group (like freecycle) gave me a tin of rosemary add water and let it grow.. so it must have seeds in the funny looking stuff replacing the soil in the tin.

also thanks for the seaweed thread.. im off to the beach this weekend to get me some seaweed for the compost heap and to make seaweed tea for the plants.

[alldigging]

You know those packets of rosemary pieces that you get in the supermarket?

I bought one - used some, froze most but stuck three bits in a pot. 2 rooted. I now have two tiny rosemary bushes.

Have been tempted to buy another packet and try more.

[binley100]

I just bung it in water .......

[sownsow]

Whether they are in water or compost,do you need to put a plastic bag over them,or would they just be ok in a warm kitchen or greenhouse?

[Two_Sheds]

No bag, Mediterranean plants like to be on the dry side, not humid