Comments on: Keeping rosemary alive indoors

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:40:49 +0000

I have 2 Rosemary plants that I overwinter in the cellarway bulkhead of my Condo in NW Ohio. This cellarway goes to my basement doorway from out of doors & is unheated. I place the plants here after the weather has turned towards 40 degrees. The plants remain here throughout the Winter without heat or light & I don’t water them until they’re brought back outside the following Spring. The plants look a little rough in the Spring, but they soon recover & put on new growth once in the light & water/nourishment is applied. The larger of the two is of prostrate nature, but I have trained it into an upright conical shape. It is presently nearly 4 feet tall. The smaller of the 2 is of an upright growth nature & is about 2 feet tall. This is a simple way of bringing a Rosemary plant through the Winter. I suspect that an unheated garage space would suffice just as well.

By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:51 +0000

A.R. Wadoo, where do you live? What part of the country, and what zone? I am wondering where you get washingtonia palm leaves. That does not sound like a plant that grows in a cold climate garden. Is it a houseplant? Or do you live in a warmer zone and are just messing with our heads?

By: A.R.Wadoo

A.R.Wadoo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:34:10 +0000

Hi Kathy

As described by “thermanicgardener” I experimented with a few plants of rosemary to let them hibernate in the garden bed. I covered the plants with heavy mulch and covered the mulch with a washingtonia palm leaves in late November. In March the mulch was temporarily lifted to peep inside. It was pleasing to see the rosemary living and green as if in hibernation. I have covered the plants again to save them from the vagaries of a possible March snow and low temperatures.

By: Teresa~ Gardening with Soule

Teresa~ Gardening with Soule — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:03:36 +0000

I will try and bring mine in next year and see if I can keep it alive, since our climate is the same and winter definitely does it in. Thanks for the info. I hope all is well and your winter is not dragging yet. These past few “warmer” days have been great. Imagine when it’s 40 degrees outside, I will probably have to break out the bikini and get a tan.oooh that’s scary, maybe not. Maybe a long walk instead.

By: A.R.Wadoo

A.R.Wadoo — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:05:13 +0000

I started Rosemary only this summer.The plants were about three months old when i transplanted a few into an earthen pot to over winter in a store rom. The plants look healthy at present. thanks for the info regarding watering the plants .I did water the plants but lightly,now I will give them a libral dose of water.

A.R.Wadoo Zone 5

By: Corinne

Corinne — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:01:53 +0000

I let my rosemary dry out over the winter… I wasn’t diligent in my waterings . I cut it back; there was still some wick in the larger stems. Any chance it could come back?

If I can’t get this plant to come back, I will try your suggestions on a new one. Thanks!

By: jh

jh — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:15:24 +0000

I think consistency is the key with rosemary. It is very picky about constant watering. Mine is now dead like its previous brothers. sigh…

jh
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By: Kathy Purdy

Kathy Purdy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:03:42 +0000

That reminds me, Lois, it’s time to water mine!

By: Lois J. de Vries

Lois J. de Vries — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:43:49 +0000

Hi Kathy,
I managed to overwinter a great rosemary plant last year, but come spring it became infested with mealybug (must have been in the soil). I put it in a sunny window that has a storm window on it, so sunny, but not TOO sunny and watered it once a week.
It was potbound, so I think it was pretty darned dry by the time I watered again.

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:50:21 +0000

I put my rosemary plants in my blog today! Sue