My huge homegrown Rosemary bush in the back garden was getting seriously leggy and looked very worse for wear, I don't think I've trimmed her of more than the odd culinary stem, as and when needed since I originally put her in situ. So last week I snipped her back to ground level, which incidentally gave the rampant rhubarb much more space to continue over colonising the chippings area of the garden, and then sat in the sunshine snipping away to make a few cuttings.
As you can see I got a lot of cuttings.
I've been changing the water whenever I think of it and now a week later about a third of the cuttings have tiny little roots. So Rosemary has definitely had babies ... lots of them. 🌿🌿🌿
And now it's time for a cup of coffee and my current book.
Herbs and books ... it's not a bad day.
Sue xx
You’re a worm after my own heart-books and stitching always come first. Catriona
ReplyDeleteWoman not worm-sorry C
DeleteHaha ... we can be worms together, bookworms. :-)
DeleteCan I join the bookworm, stitch worm club too?
DeleteHaha, of course you can. 😄
DeleteThat title! I see what you did there. 😱😳🤣
ReplyDeleteHehe ... I loved that film and the book. 😄
DeleteMy rosemary has gone very leggy, too - I read somewhere that they live for 33 years (same as Jesus, apparently) - not sure how old mine is but I know my grandparents planted her! xxx
ReplyDeleteI've never heard that, fascinating. Mine was a lot younger than that.
DeleteMine started as a cheap potted herb from Sainsbury's in 1983. It grew and I've left cuttings growing in 5 gardens since, plus the one in Norfolk planted in 2009. Now quite a large bush. But half my Norfolk one seems to have died off this year. I've cut away the dead branches and hope the remaining part doesn't die. I should take some cuttings.
DeleteYes, I leave a trail of Rosemary plants and bushes behind whenever we move house. 😀
DeleteFun comments about bookworms 😍
ReplyDeleteYears ago now I learned a lesson about always washing anything edible from the garden when I was hit by a Very unpleasant, pungent aroma coming from the large amount of homegrown Rosemary I'd tucked in with our roast............have you guessed? Yes, it had been sprayed by a local Tom cat...........😩
Alison in Wales x
Oh gosh ... that doesn't bear thinking about. 🤢
DeleteThank goodness we've got Ginger. Cats rarely 'go' in their own garden, and other cats don't enter another cats territory ... I still wash my herbs though!
I hope your Rosemary's babies grow up strong and healthy! I've two rosemary bushes, but, I've had no luck with getting cuttings to root.
ReplyDeleteIt can be a bit hit and miss, I usually have at least a 50% success rate.
DeleteI will need to get my rosemary in the ground very soon.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I hope we're talking plants here and not a relative!! 😄
DeleteRosemary is brilliant for cuttings - I've never had one fail. xx
ReplyDeleteAbout two thirds of my cuttings have roots this morning. 😀
DeleteI bought nice little rosemary and thyme plants from Asda fresh herbs for £1.
ReplyDeleteSupermarket herbs are the best aren't they. I get my first basil from the supermarket every year and then divide it into three or four plants. They usually do really well. 🙂
DeleteAw lovely little babies:) I especially love the pug jug♥
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