HOW TO GROW ROESMARY INDOORS AND OUTDOORS

Rosemary is an annual aromatic plant, and it can also be a perennial evergreen shrub. It lives up to 10 years. It grows 4 to 6 feet tall. It is a woody plant at the base and tender at the tips. It also has blue, pink, white flowers. It is native to the mediterranean region. It is in the same family as lavender.

HOW IS ROSEMARY USED?

It is used for fragrance. and as a decoration, and for medicine and cooking. The leaves are used for flavoring various dishes and to curate meats and vegetables.

HOW TO PREPARE THE ROSEMARY SEEDS?

Place the rosemary seeds in a bag with a paper towel and place it in the freezer for 5 weeks. Rosemary can grow in a pot, or you can plant directly in the ground. There are all kind of Rosemary plants varieties: tall, round. short, bushy. Plant the one you like.

HOW TO GROW ROSEMARY FROM CUTTINGS?

Rosemary can be grown from cuttings. Take a few cuttings from a rosemary plant. Take the leaves from the bottom part. Take a glass of water. Place the cutting in the glass of water. Change the water every 3 days. After 2 weeks the roots will start appearing. The longer the cutting stay in the water the more roots it will grow. When the cuttings have enough roots, it is time to plant them. Plant the cutting in containers or in the ground.

HOW TO GROW ROSEMARY FROM SEEDS

Planting rosemary from seeds

Rosemary seeds are small. Soak them in warm water. Plant the seeds 1/4 of inch deep in the container full of soil. Cover them with a layer of compost. Water the plant with warm water. Cover the plant with a plastic cover. After the seedling start to come out remove the plastic cover. It takes 2 weeks for rosemary seeds to germinate. It is time to plant them in a bigger container or in the ground. Rosemary plants need 6 hours of direct sun light daily. The plant likes to be dry in between watering. It is a good idea to add some mulch to keep growing. Rosemary will be fully growing after a year.

HOW TO HARVEST ROSEMARY?

Harvest rosemary after 6 weeks of planting, and it can be harvested all year around and before the plant flowers. Cut the green tender tips branches of the plant.

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