Growing Rosemary Plant?

hi!





we live in a hot humid tropical country. Any advice on growing rosemary plant? What soil mixture should i use? I keep reading that rosemary thrives on sandy soil. How can i make our clay rich soil condusive to growing rosemary?





Thanks for any advice!





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chris

Growing Rosemary Plant?
Make sure to put it in a sunny window and that it gets lots and lots of sunlight and water it when the soil turns dry and mist it since they love the humidity. Luck warm water would be the best since it is not to hot not too cold it is just the right temperature. Fertilize it once a month with a fertilizer you can buy those fertilizers at your local grocery store. In spring and summer you can bring it outside so it gets lots and lots of sun and it will grow alot faster. You can propagate your rosemary plant by cutting off a stem and putting it in water and it will have roots within 2-3 weeks. If you see bugs eating your plants then you can spray the plant with an insecticide and it will kill the bugs but not the plants. You can buy an insecticide at your local grocery center. Good Luck!
Reply:Rosemary loves neglect, dont over water, if you have it growing outdoors, plant in a concrete block, they do well in blocks, with a good soil mix. And yes to make new plants just break off a branch and stick it in the ground and forget about it.
Reply:I don't think you will have any trouble at all growing rosemary if you raise the garden bed a bit or grow it in a good quality potting mix in a pot. Put it in a sunny spot %26amp; use it in your cooking it's great with all sorts of meat dishes. If you are worried about the clay just get a big bag of good quality potting mix, spread it over the ground dig it in a bit %26amp; plant straight into it.
Reply:I've got mine growing in pots and boxes. I use regular potting mix with a little sand mixed in and the do great. The hot and humid part is fine, but in their natural climate around the Mediterranean the dirt they grow in tends to be a little on the sand and gravel side. As long as it's not solid clay, and they get plenty of sun and not a lot of water, they should do well.

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