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Has anyone successfully grown this from seed? I've always bought Rosemary at the garden store as a plant. A month or so ago I attempted to germinate some seed, as I heard it was hard to grow them that way. It was a no-go. Just for that, I bought another packet and planted some again with a little more care to the conditions. A bit of a challenge, so to speak. The container is currently on top of the fridge covered in plastic wrap with a few holes punched for air circulation. I may try Doug's idea of putting the container in a water cooler in the next week or so, being the germination time is listed as 14-22 days on the packet I bought. Of course, it also listed it as an "easy to grow" seed.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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That stuff almost grows like weeds down here. Real good plant for Xeriscape. Seen this topic on other forums and a lot of people do not have a good success rate.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I've never had any luck with rosemary seeds. Pinetree Seeds lists the "best" germination rate at about 20% - some places say 5-10% is average. I just take cuttings and overwinter the plants inside.
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Here is a link with all knids of information on Rosemary.
Almost all Rosemary plants are clones taken from cuttings. http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=1799 Worth |
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Thanks, Worth, tons of good info there. I grew it in KY and it got pretty big that first year, a couple of feet. I'm one who have recently discovered that I love rosemary, LOL. I always felt it was too perfumey but when I put it in some good pairings it really brought out a delicious flavor.
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I've managed to get a few tiny plants from seeds, but the germination rate is awfully low, and for some reason the plants never make it past a few inches tall.....very delicate seedlings, in my experience. So any sizeable plants I've ever had were bought that way!
![]() I love rosemary chopped up and rolled in butter along with some minced garlic. You can chill a log of rosemary-butter, cut it into pats, and freeze it that way. Then throughout the winter you have little awesome herb butter bits to add to potatoes, meats, veggies, whatever....yum! Jennifer |
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I like Rosemary so much I think I might like it in ice cream.
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I have a rosemary sugar cookie recipe that you just may like. I had the rosemaries down at work and they really weren't doing so good there so I drug them home today. I see there are a couple of fatalities, Gorizia and Foresteri. Do they come back from twigs? Maybe they are dormant. Sue |
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I was able to get a 30% germination rate on Rosemary seeds (Burpee) by starting with a wet coffee filter in a ziploc bag, then transferred to a starbucks plastic cup (pro mix).
It took a couple of attempts for a few years. ![]() ![]() Amazingly, we've also been able to harvest fresh rosemary over the winter. 2 seasons ago, I gave branches of rosemary to a neighbor, she was able to keep them over winter in a vase and then planted them for last season. I haven't been by her place to see how they're holding up. |
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![]() Rosenary does not go dormant so it is more than likely DEAD. ![]() Several of mine died last year from too much rain. Who ever heard of TOO MUCH RAIN in Central Texas? ![]() just about the time the ground would start to dry out it would come another 10 inches. ![]() Poor Rosemary. ![]() How about Rosemary short bread cookies. I love short bread cookies. ![]() Worth |
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Worth,
Google the shortbread recipe and you'll come up with a few. I may have to make you some to restock my supply of rosemary this summer!!! ![]() Sue |
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The rosemary plants are now under the lights and do look a little perkier. They were light deprived this winter.
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I think after all those habaneros, your taste buds have melted.
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I was shocked to see 2 sprouts yesterday!! I've put them under lights but they are pretty slow going. I'm used to tomato sprouts that will literally bend towards the light in hours. Hopefully a few more will decide to pop up.
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