how do you root rosemary? in water or put right into ground? anything else to know about it?
rosemary
Hi ~ I had asked a similar question and thought you might care to read the thread... http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/719270/
I never did root it as I found a nice plant for the guy that was wanting some of mine.
I have prostrate (low-growing & spreading variety of) rosemary, so I just place a rock on a low-growing branch, which puts it in contact with the soil, and wait for it to root. After a week or so, I replace the rock w. soil, and I separate the cutting from the motherplant after it shows signs of growth and has rooted at the point of soil contact. Rosemary is incredibly easy to layer this way...
I've never tried the layering method, but I have rooted rosemary both just in soil (taking the soft new top growth), and I'm currently working on larger pieces, which are making small roots in a glass on my kitchen windowsill and then will go into pots.
Good luck, you can never have too many rosemary's!!
oh--i like that! would a tomato plant do that? i ask because i have a branch that is laying on the ground and i do not know if it will break if i raise it --what if i put dirt over the stem?
Yes, indeed, your tomato plant will grow roots all along it's stem, should you cover it with dirt. In fact, back when I used to buy tomato plants, I'd cover them all the way up to the top set of leaves when I transplanted them, to give them a stronger root system, since we're subject to some pretty strong winds where I live.
i am talking about a nice big plant with tomatos already growing on it--are you talking about the same?
If you cover the tomato branch that is laying on the ground,(from the nice big plant with tomatoes already growing on it) with dirt, it will grow roots where it has been covered.
great!! will give that a try-and thanks for helping me understand how it works
Rooting in water didn't work for me. :-( I waited more than a month, but no results. I'm off to read the thread above.
Earlier, I had a tomato branch break almost off the mother plant in a windstorm. I pouted and then stuck it into another bed and covered most of it with dirt. I now have a new tomato plant. So it will definitely root! Couldn't hurt to try.
thanks --your right -worth a try--now my problem also includes my zuchini and some beetle boring into its stem--i wonder if THAT would root that way?
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/857407/
Near the bottom of this thread is how to deal with squash borers. Squashes and gourds will put down roots wherever they touch dirt, too.
thanks--i will go out now and see if i find the little bugger!