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Post by ellenr on Feb 22, 2015 12:07:52 GMT -5
I was so wary of over-watering, I under-watered. I would wait til the tips wilted which is a sign of underwatering. but bec. my apt is dry, and bec. I had it in a small clay pot, it needed watering every 3 days. One day I missed, and it died. but I think it had been under stress. but Sage is doing great. Polka-dot has tripled in size. and the sage I brought in from outside in August is now a small tree. all in all very pleased with my first indoor garden.
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Post by breezygardener on Feb 22, 2015 12:48:49 GMT -5
Don't feel bad - Rosemary is dicey indoors even for folks who have been indoor-gardening herbs forever.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Feb 22, 2015 12:49:28 GMT -5
If something needs watering alomost every day, or else they wilt, that's a sign that they are rootbound. Many years ago I gave up growing rosemary in pots because mine would get severely rootbound, and if I missed just one day watering they would wilt, even in large pots. When removed from the pot it would be such a solid mass of roots that it was hard to loosen them up and rootprune, to replant. This is the only plant I ever had this happen with, and in less than 6 months.
I don't know if my rosemary survived the temps I have had outside this year; it is covered in a hoophouse, and I even stuck a heater under there last week, when it got down to the low single digits a few times! To messy out there to ckeck on it now - I'll wait 'til I come home from work, and I'll be dressed for it!
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Post by breezygardener on Feb 22, 2015 13:35:37 GMT -5
You can easily delete your double post. Just click on this little "rotary tool" icon in the upper left-hand corner.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Feb 22, 2015 13:38:22 GMT -5
Thanks Breezy - I just did that! I have no idea how it double posted, as I was trying to edit, and it just came up as a second post. I think it has to do with the tablet, so I came up to my PC.
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Post by OregonRed on Feb 22, 2015 14:48:32 GMT -5
will it come back on it's own in spring? sometimes there's a hint of life in there, and come spring - it k n o w s :~D
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Post by breezygardener on Feb 22, 2015 15:57:06 GMT -5
will it come back on it's own in spring? sometimes there's a hint of life in there, and come spring - it k n o w s :~D
Unfortunately not with Rosemary. It's an evergreen, & once it's dead, it's DEAD.
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Post by stuckinsouthdakota on Feb 22, 2015 20:12:59 GMT -5
Surprisingly my Rosemary is still alive. It is planted in a deep terra cotta pot with cutting celery, which is still kinda alive, but the basil is not, and even the sage looks pretty dead, and I'm almost sure the thyme is dead.
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Post by ellenr on Feb 23, 2015 5:46:06 GMT -5
Don't feel bad - Rosemary is dicey indoors even for folks who have been indoor-gardening herbs forever. I know. that's why I was so surprised and pleased that she was doing well. In a north window. Almost made it to Spring!
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Post by ellenr on Feb 23, 2015 5:49:09 GMT -5
My Rosemary wasn't root bound. I examined the roots when I dumped her. (err... laid her to rest, I mean It was a combination of small clay pot, very dry apartment, and me letting it get stressed out between waterings. I even had a slightly larger plastic pot set aside to transplant to. oh well.. many more rosemarys there will be. You can easily delete your double post. Just click on this little "rotary tool" icon in the upper left-hand corner.
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Post by ellenr on Feb 23, 2015 5:52:04 GMT -5
Cool! Is it indoors or out? I tried thyme indoors and it didn't make it. but when I had pots outside in the driveway- up against a brick wall, reflecting heat, protected from wind, and in full sun- about 8 hours a day - thyme even made it thru the brutal winter of 2013-14 Surprisingly my Rosemary is still alive. It is planted in a deep terra cotta pot with cutting celery, which is still kinda alive, but the basil is not, and even the sage looks pretty dead, and I'm almost sure the thyme is dead.
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Post by stuckinsouthdakota on Feb 26, 2015 7:26:55 GMT -5
My Rosemary is inside for the winter. They don't survive outside over the winter here. The terra cotta pot is very large and deep/tall.
Sage does over-winter, but I don't think I planted any outside in the ground last year. It can become a little invasive here.
I will have to try the thyme this year...I know it doesn't do well if brought inside, so I really have nothing to lose.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2015 12:56:27 GMT -5
My poor old rosemary is nearing a dozen years old. She is on a pretty steep decline. I repoted last fall & will again when she goes outdoors in the spring if she's still living.
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Post by ellenr on Feb 27, 2015 6:35:37 GMT -5
My poor old rosemary is nearing a dozen years old. She is on a pretty steep decline. I repoted last fall & will again when she goes outdoors in the spring if she's still living. well, good job! I've never had a Rosemary that long. Where I garden, it will make it thru the winter only if the winter is very mild. Altho, there is a Rosemary by the fence that was there when I took the plot - I garden in a community garden - I don't know how long it's been there. It did survive the winter of 2013-14, in which many of my perenniels perished. The fence provided some cover against the winds which whip thru our community garden. I'll see - once the snow melts enough that I can get in the garden - if it survived this winter.
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Post by ellenr on Feb 27, 2015 6:37:44 GMT -5
My Rosemary is inside for the winter. They don't survive outside over the winter here. The terra cotta pot is very large and deep/tall. Sage does over-winter, but I don't think I planted any outside in the ground last year. It can become a little invasive here. I will have to try the thyme this year...I know it doesn't do well if brought inside, so I really have nothing to lose. Of course I'm two zones warmer than you, but thyme always over-winters for me. I used to keep it outside my building on the bench that is in the picture. Sage too.
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