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Author Message   Lynn  My Weather Posted on Monday, August 08, 2005 - 09:45 pm EST :    can anyone tell me if you can root rosemary from cuttings? Lynn - georgia, Zone "8"   Greg  My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 05:36 am EST :    I believe so. I found this paragraph when I googled for rosemary propagation: Propagation by cuttings is the more successful method, May or June being the best time. Take a 7.5cm (3in) cutting from young shoots either just below a leaf joint or torn off at the stem (trim but don't remove entirely the 'heel' of the cutting). Place the cutting in normal potting compost in a 7.5cm (3in) pot, water from below and place in a propagator or plastic bag. A temperature of 15C to 20C is needed for the cuttings to root (windowsill out of direct sunlight is ideal). They can be transplanted to their permanent position in 8 weeks time. Greg - ND, Zone "4"   Gardenfiend  My Weather Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 07:21 am EST :    I've never followed any directions - just cut off pieces and stuck them into a glass of water. They've always formed roots. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Lynn  My Weather Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 08:10 pm EST :    Thanks G.fiend thats exactly what i wanted to hear! appreciate it greg, i could go that way also, but I already have them in water Lynn - georgia, Zone "8"   Lynn  My Weather Posted on Tuesday, August 09, 2005 - 08:11 pm EST :    from the pic, is this right? or do I have too long of stems? Lynn - georgia, Zone "8"   Greth  Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 04:39 am EST :    Rosemary is pretty easy to grow from cutting. I use pieces about 4-6 inches long, strip off most of the lower leaves and plonk into potting mix. The pink flowered variety self-layers often, with the lower branches forming roots. Your bits are a bit longer than I would try, but worth a go - tell us how you get on. Mine are rooting successfully, but slowly, with daily max temps of around 15C at the moment. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Guest2424  Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 08:08 am EST :    If anyone with a digital camera that has successfully rooted cuttings of rosemary, please take a few cuttings and take pictures so I have a visual reference. I have been trying to root cuttings different ways and have had very little luck. Layering works, but is difficult. I search google about once a week for NEW information on this subject. Should you trim the leaves in half, so that they loose moisture slower? Should I add rooting hormone in the cup of water method? How often should the water be changed? Once I get it mastered I will post my own pictures and a "how to" video. Guest2424 - Florida, Zone "9a"   Greth  Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 04:26 pm EST :    May have hold of a digi camera over Easter (If DH remembers) I have rosemary cuttings in every stage of rooting, so will try to get pictures for you. I'm surprised if you haven't had much success, usually rosemary is fairly easy to propagate. The only thing I can suggest is that in Florida the humidity may be a bit too high - leading to the stems rotting rather than rooting. Maybe you are erring on the side of trying to keep them too moist. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Thebadgerette  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 11:46 pm EST :    Put one stem in a glass and use very limber, young tips. If you put more than one stem, even of the same plant, it seems to inhibit root growth. And the stem needs to be a young one, if it's got true bark it's too old. I use bottled rather than tap water and a drop of plant food. If it turns black or green I rinse it out thoroughly and replace with tap water. Black is mold and green, rather surprisingly, is actually a bacteria. Neither is good for the plant trying to root. Elena Thebadgerette - California, Zone "8"   Greth  Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 - 07:26 am EST :    Here's the trough where I propagate cuttings, well one of about 8 troughs, just using normal potting mix. And here is one of the cuttings ready for potting into a 3" pot. This variety is Genge's Gold, a gold variegated rosemary. In the first picture you can see the difference in colour between it and the row of common rosemary behind it. Cutting was originally about 5-6" in length. Here I can propagate them all year round, but growth is of course slower in winter. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Teresa  Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 03:58 pm EST :    I have to say, Rosemary is certainly my favourite! Teresa - British Columbia, Zone "8"   Greth  Posted on Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 06:08 pm EST :    Here is the white rosemary, now flowering in midwinter. In the background, freesias, not flowering yet. On the left, pink rosemary (I think it is Majorca Pink), on the right Blue Lagoon Rosemary. The common form actually isn't flowering at the moment. The bees are pretty thrilled with it in winter, when there is little around. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"   Gardenfiend  Supporting Member My Weather My Garden Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 12:22 am EST :    Isn't it nice that such a beautiful and fragrant plant isn't bothered by drought! Rosemary certainly helps cheer up a dull winter's day. I wish I could grow tender Majorca pink in the garden, but no chance it would survive the winter. Only the hardiest types have a fighting chance. The others have to be kept in a pot and brought in during cold spells. Gardenfiend - Germany, Zone "7a"   Greth  Posted on Monday, June 30, 2008 - 04:57 pm EST :    They help in winter in more ways, too. When I cut them back, I tie the cuttings into bundles and dry them - they make excellent firestarters and add a bit of perfume to an open fire. Not that we need too much of that, our eucalyptus firewood is wonderfully fragrant on its own. Greth - South Australia, Zone "?"

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