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Rosmary bush

sybillesybille Posts: 76
in Problem solving

My 8 year old rosmary looks like dried out, the leaves are getting crumbly and brown and just fall off. I cut one big branch off in the autumn because it was to big and it was fine, some weeks later it started crumbling....

Does anybody know what could be the cause and can I rescue it?

 

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  • sybillesybille Posts: 76

    Thank you Verdun,

    luckily I've taken some cuttings last autumn and they have well rooted and grown.

    Why should I not plant them there?

    I thought that is just with roses...

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,119

    I think the theory is that different plants take specific nutrients from different levels of the soil, so replacing one with another of the same would have a reduced amount of nutrients available to them.  However, personally speaking I would be happy to replant a rosemary in the same spot provided that I had reconditioned the soil by digging a good amount of well rotted farmyard manure and compost into the soil and applied Fish, Blood and Bone.  

    I also like to incorporate a good amount of grit into the soil when planting rosemary and other Mediterranean plants. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • sybillesybille Posts: 76

    Thanks Dovefromabove,

    I will try this and hopefully have another Rosmary bush within the next 2-3 years.

  • sybillesybille Posts: 76

    I have to find another sunny spot - maybe I plant the new Rosmary just in a big pot.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,119

    I took my rosemary out of the herb garden last spring when it was so wet it was almost under water - I potted it in a large earthenware pot in JI No 3 with at least a third of grit added - it's been much happier ever since image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • sybillesybille Posts: 76

    Sounds great - I'll try this

  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    sybille, I know Mycorrhizal Fungi works with roses when planting so I would give it a try if it were me? As you have some good cuttings, trying it would do no harm. I use it when planting shrubs and they seem to go great!

  • sybillesybille Posts: 76

    Yes - good idea! I will do this.

    Thanks Dave!!image

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