My Rosemary was trimmed back in July, and it looked sooo good with new growth inside. Two (or three ) weeks ago I noticed a branch had died out. My rosemary has done this before, and I just cut that one off, and it's fine. Well-intentioned I am, but I forgot all about it, and now I'm not sure I can save it. It'll really be gappy if I cut all that out. Is it a disease? Should I cut it all way back, or just pull the thing up and start over.
I would just cut out all of the dead parts. Have you been having a lot of rain? Rosemary is a great plant that prefers neglect! They must have extremely well draining soil. I don't know of any 'diseases' that Rosemary is prone to. I do know that they like to be 'used'… Frequent 'pinching' is a necessity for this plant…And in my humble opinion, they really prefer not to be watered, or fed.
Thanks, Tlm1. We are really dry here, although we did get 7 whole inches last week or two. Heaven. I agree with you about rosemary liking neglect. Mine is on the very edge of a watering station. It gets very little water--just a light sprinkle. I do not use it, though. I should trim it back more, since I seldom cook with it (I love the flavor--hubby doesn't).
Mine is doing the same thing and I rarely water it. I was thinking that, maybe, it's just older and "regrouping". I hope so anyway.
Tim...rain?? In Texas??? Not in any abundance. *Sigh*
