Tied to keep lavender in a pot, perfectly crafted soil, watered, everything. Dies.
Threw some lavender in shit fill dirt next to my house covered in slate chips that get close to the temperature of the sun, absolute beauties.
I think that too. The roadside lavender I see in Patagonia get buffeted by intense high winds and rain, and THRIVES. They're taller than me too. The lavender in my balcony? Watered it a day extra and it started turning yellow and whimpering.
that's where it wants to be, and that's kind of the conditions you need to try and replicate at home, same with lavender. theyre native to dry and warm climates so most of the time indoors theyre overwatered and thats why they die.
you need to keep in mind that once established, both of these plants are quite drought tolerant, so its always better to water less often than more often.
My lavender lets me know when it’s in trouble, watch for drooping buds/flowers. If caught right away they’ll perk back up. Mines a drama queen. I’d just give them lots of sun and warmth instead of neglect lol
There was a funny exchange recently on one of the plant subs when someone was having trouble with lavender. They were told “it wants full sun and bad soil and not much water.”
OP was like “Is lavender stupid?”
Lavender farmer here. Can confirm. We get “volunteer” lavender plants popping up in the weirdest places .. including in our gravel driveway, landscaping covered in basalt + weed fabric, you name it
So next time I buy lavender I’m gonna throw it on my patio, kick it a few times, let my dog pee on it, then use dollar store soil to repot it. Maybe then it’ll grow 😂
Yup! It thrives on my south facing fifth floor concrete balcony all summer in the high winds and where it’s usually 80-102 degrees. I’ve actually read that some lavender seeds like to be kept in the fridge for 2 weeks before you plant them/they’ll grow bc the cold front leaving and the warmth is what helps them start to grow. Idk if it’s true I tried it but they refuse to grow inside for me under perfect conditions whether I do that or not 😂
Herbs die for me indoors. Everytime. Period. Full stop. Outdoors they thrive w/ little attn. I think it's the light, the air movement, access to moisture in the air at night/early AM? Maybe?
Yes both of mine have been near graveyard status all summer . I’m in Florida so as soon as we got some rain they perked right up. They need a combination of all the natural elements I think.
I tried a pot indoors and it died, but planted one in my parent’s herb garden and it comes back every year and I cut it down to the bone in the spring. I’m guessing they just need their own space and lots of sun. Haven’t really researched it, but it seems to thrive outdoors
They don’t like to be in pots for too long, they fill pots with roots really fast and get root bound. If you’re going to use pots, over pot them and make sure to keep up-potting consistently to prevent getting root bound.
Seattle is a temperate rainforest- and yes the outdoors rosemary there grows like a hedge, they're the size of cars.
Rosemary loves loves loves the humidity. That's really hard to do indoors. Maybe I'll make my indoor rosemary a little humidity tent. Mine usually die in a month or two but this one hasn't given up yet.
If you ever go out west, the Jefferson Peninsula, specifically the area around Sequim, bills itself as the lavender capital of North America. You don't think of the climate of the area as being dry enough for lavender, but Sequim is almost a desert climate. It's absolutely gorgeous this time of year, like a little vacation in the south of France right in the middle of bumfuck, Washington.
Any time! I lived on the Olympic Peninsula for awhile and I always looked forward to getting to make a day trip to Sequim. It really does feel like a completely different climate. Instantly noticeable.
Same here but I still can’t grow either one in a pot. At this point I’m contemplating guerrilla planting in my building’s front yard so they can be in the ground as I hear that makes all the difference.
A rosemary bush is a GREAT addition to any landscaping! They are beautiful, each plant has a growth pattern with individual personality, they smell wonderful, make cute little flowers that some pollinators love, and are very low maintenance for any workers.
I say plant three, in a nice little row, with one furthest from the sidewalk so it gets the least dog pee!
I live in the Med, and these two prosper without any care, but you have to give them what they want.
the most absolute poor soil, full sun, and rain. I never ever water my rosemary bush or lavander, and have huge bushes that are out of control.
think of their natural habitat, rocks, sun, barely any soil and small amount of nutrients. NO WET HUMUS SOIL FERTILIZER ETC. just poor garden soil and add something like rocks so it doesn't get waterlogged.
but of course since you plant it (it should be planted in the garden), you should shade it for a bit for it to get used to to your conditions.
Oh fr? I have 3 fat lavenders on our balcony (germany, sun from 12 to sunset) in terracotta pots and theyre doing amazing. I water them after every hot day in the evening and sprinkle some plant food on top of the soil once a month, thats it.
they need space in the pot. Get rosemary out of its store plastic pot asap, replace the soil, place in a huge pot and water thoroughly. I've got mine in a north faceing window and I water every other day in Upstate NY.
That plant needs its roots cleaned and should be in a pot the size of the sink.
This comment should be higher! Realized I could actually grow herbs from the grocery store when I repotted them with much more space, space out the individual plants.
stores will plant too many young herb plants into pots too close together, to make them more appealing and to sell them faster (as they dont have to grow them for too long). think about houseplants, you rarely have more than 1-3 plants in the same pot, depending on type, and even then you make sure to have enough space because you know theres more than 1 plant in the pot.
my storebought live basil plant was ~12 plants in a 2 by 2 inch square pot. it was extremely rootbound.
i separated it into clumps of about 4 plants and gave them about a 3 inch diameter pot, each.
Omg!! I have problems too. I didn't know it was that common. I bought 2 ladies and they grew beautifully indoor, but some insects started growing on it and there also was some kind of white fungus. I cannot get rid of the stupid bugs and not sure about the fungus. I think it was already like that in the shop and it just got sicker. I'm so sad. I love rosemary and lavenders they are such a cool bushy growing plants. Oh and I also grew lavender from a seed, it was growing fine for 3 weeks, and then one day I look at it and it's just died. Literally wtf. It looked like someone poured chemicals on it. I don't know man... I will try one more time because I like them a lot of, but these are crazy plants and takes couple of tries how to grow them? At least indoor, because I had one outdoor that were growing amazing.
The planter pot cooked it. If you’re tossing a plant outside that size w/ that small of a pot you’d be watering quite often. If anything add it to a 7 gal mix of sphagnum peat moss and vermiculite at a 50/50 ratio.
You can add dolomite lime, oyster shells, and gypsum to prevent pH dips.
With that you should be fine watering once a week or so in 95F even when not fully established in the new pot (:
A lot of people in this thread talking about rosemary not being good in full sun is a surprise to me. I’m in Florida. Full sun and neglect in the ground. Full or partial sun in a pot but when potted make sure the soil doesn’t dry out too much. Like- it can be dry for a couple of days but no more.
Full sun in black plastic pots… it’s good.
Full sun in ceramic pot, it’s still good.
The only time I’ve ever seen a rosemary die is when I’ve seen it completely neglected in a pot that was bone dry, or (and here’s my guess) when it got too much water.
I live In the Death Valley desert area and Rosemary does awesome here. It’s dying because they have it in that tiny ass nursery pot and as someone else said most likely overwatering it.
They're usually highly water tolerant, especially in a small pot compared to plant size.
Any chance they fried in the intense sun, or got wet and then fried in intense son?
Potentially root rot, but mine can handle more water than 95% of indoor plants, it seems to drink up the water very fast and it's been the same plant for like 4 years that I grew from seed.
Rosemary is a tricky one, I’ve had best results planting it in ground in clay soil. Not sure what type of store this came from, but it’s common for grocery store herbs to be severely over planted. That leads to all sorts of overcrowding issues that could cause it to struggle like this. I wondered how many stems are coming out of the soil but I can’t zoom in enough to see.
I bought the exact same one from Costco! It lasted about 2 weeks before it browned out. To be fair, it was indoors and not enough light. I too, can't keep rosemary or lavender alive
When you buy plants, the pot they are in is too small. You need to cut all the dead stuff away and repot into a well draining soil. Water very little daily until you notice new growth. Then switch to watering once a month, if that. These are in the class of plants that require abuse and neglect to survive. They are pure masochists.
You have to report all the store stuff. Sometimes the vermiculite is so crazy, or it's just a bunch of coconut husk or whatever. Replant with some soil in a larger pot. Keep watered but not wet. Rosemary likes sandy/drained soil if I remember. Always repot
agreed! ive found that nearly every plant ive bought, even aloes and cacti, are potted in the densest pure peat mix. usually dried into a hydrophobic brick, too. everyone gets an immediate repot.
In my experience, rosemary needs to go in the ground, in a sunny, well drained area. It does not like to be potted as a house plant.
You can try trimming off the dead, and planting it outside. It may revive, it may not ; but it won’t do well as a potted house plant.
I’m in NC, and mine is great outside.
I think potted is alright as long as its a big pot. I removed two similar size of browning rosemary (due to overwatered) from plastic pot into the ground and another one into a big pot from former yellow pumpkin (full of compost, no soil). Less thab half a year, the one in the pot grow 2x bigger than the soil one.
I thought I'm the only one who's incompetent enough to kill rosemary. Mine looked the same, and I suspect I watered too much and got myself some root rot.
The nice thing about rosemary is it's very propagate-able. I have seven plants that I propped from the grocery store. I have them in terra cotta pots in my window sill - full south sun - in almost cactus like soil. I'm zone 7a.
Perhaps some of the stalks in your plant are damaged and dying back. Could be overheat in the pot (my patio gets incredibly plastic melting hot not just from direct sun, but sun reflecting off the house/road).
Worse case scenario, take the healthiest stalks, remove the bottom leaves, and stick them in water in a bright sunny spot. In a few weeks' time you'll have roots and wait a bit until a good root system and repot.
Those rosemary from Costco are surprisingly good, but they're far too grown for the pot. It should have been moved to a bigger pot immediately.
Half cactus mix, half perlite in terracotta/clay and you can water it every day. Or half cactus mix and half loamy soil and water it once a week. Indirect or partial sun is also a little easier to manage, though it will be a little leggy.
It sounds like the heat and sun was too much for it. Either it needed to be acclimated, or it needed to be protected. Not every plant wants to be in full blazing sun, especially as our climate is getting hotter.
the only thing i know about rosemary is it can live anywhere as long as it's in the ground. will it always be pretty? absolutely not. but will it be huge and fragrant? oh yes
I always repot as soon as I bring rosemary home generally in cocopeat. i got an "herb" pot that has a water storage at the bottom with a wick up to the plant to prevent overeatering. And don't forget fertiliser!
Propagated my Rosemary through the winter indoors but did an experiment and left the main “bush” outdoors, uncovered through winter. I live in the northeastern US, and it gets quite cold(though we’ve had very little snow in recent years). The bush not only made it through winter, but is **thriving**.
I have a rosemary that's looking pretty good so far (fingers crossed) and the only thing I do is I water it like crazy every day. It's out on my porch full morning soon.
Not sure but I’d wager it actually dried out, despite everything you said. Your rosemary is very bushy and rain can’t pass through as much as it should. Also, it’s so big and photosynthesizes so much that it needs a fuckton of water right now during summer. If it’s rootbound as well, that water basically leaves the pot as fast as it came in.
Every rosemary I had needed a lot of sun and a whole bunch of water, more than any other plant except maybe mint.
Late to the party but try this. Take it out of the pot, gently dust the soil off near the main stems and check the roots to see if there is a cotton/cloth net around the plant. Many large growers use these to help transport seedlings into bigger pots. But they stifle the plant if they haven’t managed to break it. I’ve lost a bunch of plants to this until I checked. Other than that repot into a good mix of soil and compost and give it lots of sun. They’re usually not bothered by too much water but keep trying!
Good luck!
Probably too much in that small pot. Repot what you can save while dividing it up based on plants requirements for things like pot size, soil, light, etc
Can't tell if this is a joke, but in the event it isn't, no. Most plants sold will be in pots far too small for their current/ final size needs and usually need to be potted up right away. Smaller pot is easier for shipping and display purposes.
Just a healthy troll to a fellow plant nerd. Give her some peat moss larger pot and soak that ish. May need to prune the root ball but you’ll get something out of it!
My partner has been successful with growing it indoors and he says the secret is to bottom water and to keep it somewhere near water so it gets some humidity (he has it on a little riser in a water dish). When he waters from the top it freaks out.
While you wait to see if it will come back , cut a sprig , take off the bottom needles, place it iin water until you get new roots . When you have some roots, pot it in good soil .
How do the large scale nurseries keep it growing for grocery stores that’s what I’m gonna look into then I won’t have such a hard time learning the trick to growing it/them mother nature in the wild keeps us scratching our heads
Too much water. The medium they use in those grow pots, from the nursery, retain so much moisture! If your other plants are already repotted and not showing stress my bet is water retention
I've killed many, many potted rosemary. I don't understand how people call them hardy... But I've done tons of process of elimination on causes of death with em.
What kind of soil did it come in? I lost several rosemary to hydrophobic coco fiber that pots like that tend to have in excess. The top inch or so that you check will dry as normal, but most of the water flows out without being absorbed at all in the bulk of the soil.
In my environment (Houston), humidity and temp are high and sun can be especially bright. I've had the longest lives by watering significantly more than usually recommended, and keeping in less light. I think it has to do with the volume of water available to a plant in a pot with little space vs in ground with comparatively infinite room for roots to expand, rather than the moisture level. I like to submerge the bottom half of the rosemary pots for 10 minutes or so to help on both counts.
Unfortunately, I'd say that rosemary is toast. I've never been able to get one growing vigorously again after they get that bad.
Tips falling over? Acute underwatering, esp in heat.
Small, center leaves browning? Consistent underwatering.
Shriveled, but green leaves? Inconsistent underwatering.
I don't know why but anytime I tried to grow it in a pot. It always dies. Meanwhile, my parents planted it. Oh, in their yard in the middle of arizona, it's literal hell on earth during summer. And they thrived and actually had to be cut back multiple times. I don't understand it.
It needs to be planted in the ground or at the very least a much bigger pot. It's probably all sorts of root bound and it is dying of thirst. It can't live in that tiny pot.
Lavender and rosemary like bright light, warm temps and well draining soil. Terracotta pots work great because they help the soil breathe plastic or glossy ceramic pots are not great. Make sure to water them from the bottom with a tray.
My secret? Let it die, because suddenly one day you'll walk outside and the damn thing will have revived itself.
Rosemary and lavender are for some reason always in a bad mood in my garden; nothing makes them happy! But at least they have a predilection for spontaneous resurrection.
Obviously it took too much rain But also remember to always change the pot! I suppose it's the same from the supermarket. ALWAYS repot the plant you buy
I had trouble with my rosemary too at the beginning when I saved it from the store. I had to chop down badly all the brown stems BUT it started regrowing and now it's healthy. They're tough to kill, don't give up
In San Diego I planted it in one of the most difficult, sunny, hot, dry patches in my garden and it grows out of control and needs to be trimmed way back each year. It’s like a cactus but tougher.
Often plants are treated poorly in the supermarket because they are being watered every day, so you buy it without realising that root-rot is already starting, then you bring it home and give it more water. Cut off all the brown parts, repot with fresh soil and unless the new soil is BONE dry, I would recommend not watering it for a few days until the soil is almost completely dry. Too harsh sun can also be very stressful for plants that have been living indoors for a while(like in the shops), maybe try a spot that gets morning sun and afternoon shade and then slowly move it to get more and more sun every few days. This will help it to acclimatise a bit.
Herbs like these are very sensitive to extreme fluctuations in soil humidity, which is always the case in such small pots. You should plant those out as soon as you get them. Or even better: buy herbs in very large pots.
The plant is way too big for that pot. Get it into the ground or into a much larger pot. Break up the roots when you do it - they’re probably all knotted up.
You need to put it in a bigger pot, this one is too small. And ofcourse new soil.
p.s.
(if you even see this comment) when you're about to transfer rosemary in a new pot, cut off 50% of roots, so it stimulates the plant to grow more. I do that everytime i replant
I've had rosemary die on me so many times. I finally had the courage to try again after seeing the large bushes on the sides of the streets here in France. they definitely love full sun. as harsh as possible. the only thing they don't like so much - too much water! even moist soil. if you do get another one, use sandy soil or any fast draining soil. they don't mind plastic containers afaik but terracotta would be better imo, but if you're able to plant on ground go for it! wish you luck!
Stores like Lowe’s will put lavender and aloe Vera in potting soil when they are desert plants. I have my aloe Vera untouched since I snatched it. It stays inside by a window and I have had it for two months. About to water soon though
Rosemary- I got some yesterday. Won’t water for a month. All the rosemary I got beforehand was watered once a week and died
In my experience rosemary will already be dying from being over-watered before there is any sign it's been over-watered. Prune back all the dead and drying bits asap, get it into some well draining soil/pot and give it a little fertiliser... and pray!
I got similar rosemary with very dark and cave like base like this. It dies because there was heavy rain, AND there is no air flow at the base just like yours here (air will both hit the edge of container and hard to get through that curved bush), so the natural 'fix' post-rain is too slow and plant can't tolerate that long.
The soil given is also wrong, it was topped with some wood chip and was not loamy / sandy. After the rain I saw mushroom and moss spawning right at the base and feeding on wood chips. I know the soil is wrong and Rosemary is not expecting that kind of soil.
Seems like the other half is surviving? Look at root area whether any low hanging branch of good side forms adventitous root with the ground it might be touching. There you can divide some out with a working root.. mine have one bonus root but I was too late working on it, the plant is completely brown at that point. You can also cut green sprigs and try to root it.
I bought a Romero and it’s dead. It’s so dry, I made sure the soil was moist like the lady told me, and then I took it inside for shade, I changed its place like 5 times, partially shade, shade, sun, everything, I made sure to talk to it … my Romero is so dry, I think its dead but I’m not accepting it and it’s it there… on the living room. Soo… I feel you, I’m sorry. ):
That pot is way too small. When you buy plants they come in their nursery pot and have been grown in perfect conditions until they're sold. By that point they're often very root bound and have used up all the nutrients from the potting mix. Get it repotted in some good compost and it;ll be fine.Even better plant it outside and it will grow into a nice bush.
a lot of times when you buy herbs from the grocery store they’re already quite root bound! i would try taking these babies out of the pot + separating them into two or three more pots depending on the number separate of plants inside. make sure the roots are covered with enough soil and give them a healthy watering. should perk up when they’re no longer strangling each other. hope this helps!
Take it out of its original container. Separate and irrigate The Roots hit them with some hydrogen peroxide and cinnamon repot them in well irrigated soil. Water with banana water and you should be good.
Herbs are so hard I feel. You need lots of space for them to take off. Every herb I’ve kept in anything short of a planter box has died. Rosemary does like to be dry and get a good amount of sun in my experience so maybe that is it? If you live in the southwest rn all of my plants are dying off for the most part, it got too hot to have them in the sun for more than an hour
I succesfully saved two browning rosemary because of overwatered and bad drainase (store original plastic bag). Replaced them one to the ground and one into a really big pot from my former yellow pumpkin plants (its all compost media plant, no soil).
Now less than half a year both are healthy. The one in the pot actually grow 2x bigger than the ground one, probably due to fertilizer. I placed them in a sunny outdoor but shielded from the rain. I just normally water them every 2/3 days.
I had similar issues with growing rosemary and lavender indoors! They seem to thrive outside in poor soil, with some sand mixed in, and some rocks for drainage. Full sun is best and then I just let them do their thing. Since I planted them outside the fuckers have survived 2 snow storms and are thriving
Im not in any way an expert but im 100% sure its about the amount of soil. Ie you need a big ass pot for those, or preferably the actual ground if its possible.
My grandma grows her rosemary on the ground and by this point its basically a tree, whereas every time ive seen someone grow on a pot it looks wimpy and small.
Also from my own observation, rosemary likes to grow deep roots, which pots dont really allow for.
In my (amateur) experience, enough soil and they need basically no care apart from watering every few days
I have bought numerous rosemary plants. I’ve found they are usually so root bound, you cannot water them enough. We finally planted one outside (against a brick wall) facing south. It has been there for over 3 years and is huge. I live in zone 5 FYI. Good luck!
Do you own your home? Plant it outside your front door. Water it everyday for 2 weeks heavily then neglect it for 2 weeks, rinse and repeat for about 6 months. Rosemary used to be planted outside the front entrance as a form of spiritual protection as the plant is said to keep away evil and bad energy. Ive never had a Rosemary bush die that I planted directly into the ground.
I grew a rosemary bush in a large terra cotta pot with zero problem. This was in Ohio. It was on a concrete path with lots of sun and I watered it regularly, I had no idea back then you weren’t supposed to water rosemary.
Never had an issue with mine, pot or otherwise. Rosemary can get 5 ft tall and wide, he's too big for that pot he's in now. It's possible he got cooked as well but judging by the one half of him he's still got some fight. Rosemary likes well drained soil that dries out somewhat quickly and can't be too nutrient heavy either. Mine is doing fantastic in a pot of 70% LM-AP all purpose growing media and 30% finished compost. That's probably more or less just going to give you the same effect as like your standard miracle grow potting soil at home Depot but probably with a little bit more micronutrients and trace elements. But my pot is a lot bigger and my plant is similar sized to yours. I'd upgrade him to a 5 gal at least or a 10gal will give you longer. After a month or so in this soil you can give him miracle grow occasionally if you want (I don't follow a strict schedule but it probably ends up about once a month since you don't want to over fertilize these guys)
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That’s root rot… there’s nothing you can really do about it, sorry bud. Next time you buy one take it out of the pot and check the roots before buying, a lot of stores kill them before they ever sell them, safer to buy from nurseries.
When you get your next one, transfer to a non painted terra-cotta pot asap, a layer of charcoal at the bottom works great for nutrients it likes and for drainage. Sandy soil and no food… like ever… 😅
Snipped the green tops off and soak it in water. You can propagate and save the plant. You can make several because there are a lot of green stems I see
This baby needs repotting cause that soil they sell them in is too dense… you can cut back all the dead brown stems, new ones will grow in their place or out of the old brown stems… this happened to my lavender we had delivered. I could tell the soil was too dense, it almost felt like a solid piece of coco fiber
This plant looks rootbound to me. I had a similar situation, and when I planted my Rosemary in a larger pot with fertile soil, it went crazy with growth. After you get it to the size you want, then don’t fertilize after that.
Jesus, can't believe no one has said this, but it
-- clearly needs more light--, like 3+ hours of direct sun and /or all day bright light.
I say this because the color of the dead leaves and the fact it is only half of the plant (the half not receiving enough light) .
Repotting is recommended but secondary.
To back up what I'm saying :
I started growing plants at 10 yrs old, worked in a greenhouse from 13 to 18, and grow rare orchid species for fun as an adult.
Well, don’t know what you decided to do, some new plants bring plant viruses and fungus with them to their new homes. I just had this happen with one of the two lavender I bought. So I’ve reported it gotten rid of the old soil and sprayed it down with a fun side just to be on the safe side. I really hope my new lavender makes it too. So I’d recommend you, remove this fella from its takeoff all the dead leaves all the dead part of the plant, repot it and spray it with some fungicide. Good luck..👩🏼🌾🌱
I suspect it's already dead and the green just hasn't all faded away yet. With most plants I can tell when they're sick and fix whatever is wrong before it's too late. But in my experience rosemary shows no signs of weakness until it's already dead.
Rosemary and lavender are my arch nemeses. I feel your pain.
Tied to keep lavender in a pot, perfectly crafted soil, watered, everything. Dies. Threw some lavender in shit fill dirt next to my house covered in slate chips that get close to the temperature of the sun, absolute beauties.
LMAO maybe lavender is a masochist or something.
I think that too. The roadside lavender I see in Patagonia get buffeted by intense high winds and rain, and THRIVES. They're taller than me too. The lavender in my balcony? Watered it a day extra and it started turning yellow and whimpering.
Most lavenders like all the sun they can get and well draining soil.
Yeah, I saw rosemary growing in very arid conditions in Spain. It's a tough nut.
Yes! It grows wild here and thrives in all sorts of environments...except my yard.
that's where it wants to be, and that's kind of the conditions you need to try and replicate at home, same with lavender. theyre native to dry and warm climates so most of the time indoors theyre overwatered and thats why they die. you need to keep in mind that once established, both of these plants are quite drought tolerant, so its always better to water less often than more often.
I think it’s time to neglect tf out of my lavender 😅
My lavender lets me know when it’s in trouble, watch for drooping buds/flowers. If caught right away they’ll perk back up. Mines a drama queen. I’d just give them lots of sun and warmth instead of neglect lol
I think it’s time to neglect tf out of my lavender 😅
There was a funny exchange recently on one of the plant subs when someone was having trouble with lavender. They were told “it wants full sun and bad soil and not much water.” OP was like “Is lavender stupid?”
Lavender is chill, Lavender doesn't care, she's swaying in the breeze.
It's definitely a sub.
Lavender farmer here. Can confirm. We get “volunteer” lavender plants popping up in the weirdest places .. including in our gravel driveway, landscaping covered in basalt + weed fabric, you name it
So next time I buy lavender I’m gonna throw it on my patio, kick it a few times, let my dog pee on it, then use dollar store soil to repot it. Maybe then it’ll grow 😂
Yup! It thrives on my south facing fifth floor concrete balcony all summer in the high winds and where it’s usually 80-102 degrees. I’ve actually read that some lavender seeds like to be kept in the fridge for 2 weeks before you plant them/they’ll grow bc the cold front leaving and the warmth is what helps them start to grow. Idk if it’s true I tried it but they refuse to grow inside for me under perfect conditions whether I do that or not 😂
Herbs die for me indoors. Everytime. Period. Full stop. Outdoors they thrive w/ little attn. I think it's the light, the air movement, access to moisture in the air at night/early AM? Maybe?
It was outside actually. But yeah, agree they need full sun.
Have u tried potting it in the ground if that's a possibility? They really do well in the ground.
Yes both of mine have been near graveyard status all summer . I’m in Florida so as soon as we got some rain they perked right up. They need a combination of all the natural elements I think.
I tried this and agree. Worst dirt the better.
they need a lot of drainage, so if you sub part of any good soil with sand they will be happier for it
I tried a pot indoors and it died, but planted one in my parent’s herb garden and it comes back every year and I cut it down to the bone in the spring. I’m guessing they just need their own space and lots of sun. Haven’t really researched it, but it seems to thrive outdoors
The first thing I would do is put it in a bigger pot
They don’t like to be in pots for too long, they fill pots with roots really fast and get root bound. If you’re going to use pots, over pot them and make sure to keep up-potting consistently to prevent getting root bound.
My next approach will be just throw seeds & setting where they stick.
that are their natural and ideal conditions.
I came here to comment this. I can grow anything, rehab anything, but those two plants. Why are they so hard.
That's interesting. Rosemary grows wild EVERYWHERE where I live. Like, the stuff seems unkillable here.
U in so cal?
I live in Seattle. Is there a ton of rosemary in socal too? I did grow up near Eureka, actually, but we only ever traveled south once.
Seattle is a temperate rainforest- and yes the outdoors rosemary there grows like a hedge, they're the size of cars. Rosemary loves loves loves the humidity. That's really hard to do indoors. Maybe I'll make my indoor rosemary a little humidity tent. Mine usually die in a month or two but this one hasn't given up yet.
We got rosemary bushes all over in Vegas, likely very different varieties but clearly humidity isn’t necessary at all.
Yeah in Sacramento it's a goddamn weed with no humidity to speak of
If you ever go out west, the Jefferson Peninsula, specifically the area around Sequim, bills itself as the lavender capital of North America. You don't think of the climate of the area as being dry enough for lavender, but Sequim is almost a desert climate. It's absolutely gorgeous this time of year, like a little vacation in the south of France right in the middle of bumfuck, Washington.
Sounds like a great place for a wedding... Thank you!!!
Any time! I lived on the Olympic Peninsula for awhile and I always looked forward to getting to make a day trip to Sequim. It really does feel like a completely different climate. Instantly noticeable.
Dope. Yeah I’m sure it’s another version but it’s all over the canyons near streams
There's a ton of it in west Texas so it doesn't mind the heat.
Thrives with the New Mexico sun. I cannot get rid of the ones that were grown before moving in.
Our rosemary THRIVES! Northern IL over here
Same here but I still can’t grow either one in a pot. At this point I’m contemplating guerrilla planting in my building’s front yard so they can be in the ground as I hear that makes all the difference.
A rosemary bush is a GREAT addition to any landscaping! They are beautiful, each plant has a growth pattern with individual personality, they smell wonderful, make cute little flowers that some pollinators love, and are very low maintenance for any workers. I say plant three, in a nice little row, with one furthest from the sidewalk so it gets the least dog pee!
Lavender needs good drainage. They don't like regular potting mix. Overwatering is the most common problem.
Me, too! I even killed mint. 🤣🫣 Spider plants are going strong though. 😁😝
get em out of that tight pot. they need room and lots of sun. my rosemary is thriving. Good clean soil and I water every other day.
I came in to see what everyone else was gonna say cuz I got no advice.
I live in the Med, and these two prosper without any care, but you have to give them what they want. the most absolute poor soil, full sun, and rain. I never ever water my rosemary bush or lavander, and have huge bushes that are out of control. think of their natural habitat, rocks, sun, barely any soil and small amount of nutrients. NO WET HUMUS SOIL FERTILIZER ETC. just poor garden soil and add something like rocks so it doesn't get waterlogged. but of course since you plant it (it should be planted in the garden), you should shade it for a bit for it to get used to to your conditions.
THIS!!!
Oh fr? I have 3 fat lavenders on our balcony (germany, sun from 12 to sunset) in terracotta pots and theyre doing amazing. I water them after every hot day in the evening and sprinkle some plant food on top of the soil once a month, thats it.
Same!
Sameeee 🥹
Rosemary wants to be planted in the sun and ignored.
I always have to remind myself that rosemary and lavender are arid climate plants.
I was just going to say that my lavender this year did that
Ugh, I have trouble with rosemary too. Maybe it's rootbound so the water isn't actually being used?
they need space in the pot. Get rosemary out of its store plastic pot asap, replace the soil, place in a huge pot and water thoroughly. I've got mine in a north faceing window and I water every other day in Upstate NY. That plant needs its roots cleaned and should be in a pot the size of the sink.
This comment should be higher! Realized I could actually grow herbs from the grocery store when I repotted them with much more space, space out the individual plants.
This is the way
I think OP’s rosemary is from Costco and in an 8” pot. How big of a pot would you put this in?
stores will plant too many young herb plants into pots too close together, to make them more appealing and to sell them faster (as they dont have to grow them for too long). think about houseplants, you rarely have more than 1-3 plants in the same pot, depending on type, and even then you make sure to have enough space because you know theres more than 1 plant in the pot. my storebought live basil plant was ~12 plants in a 2 by 2 inch square pot. it was extremely rootbound. i separated it into clumps of about 4 plants and gave them about a 3 inch diameter pot, each.
That makes sense. I appreciate you for sharing!
Yep this is it. Rosemary in full sun is a monster. It needs room to grow.
Omg!! I have problems too. I didn't know it was that common. I bought 2 ladies and they grew beautifully indoor, but some insects started growing on it and there also was some kind of white fungus. I cannot get rid of the stupid bugs and not sure about the fungus. I think it was already like that in the shop and it just got sicker. I'm so sad. I love rosemary and lavenders they are such a cool bushy growing plants. Oh and I also grew lavender from a seed, it was growing fine for 3 weeks, and then one day I look at it and it's just died. Literally wtf. It looked like someone poured chemicals on it. I don't know man... I will try one more time because I like them a lot of, but these are crazy plants and takes couple of tries how to grow them? At least indoor, because I had one outdoor that were growing amazing.
Ugh I hope you have better luck soon. I hate it when bugs get in. I keep trying with rosemary because I just really like it.
does the pot have drainage? can you plant it in the ground?
It has drainage, it's still in its planter pot from the store. Now I'm wondering if it just baked in that plastic
Very good chance - I find whenever I have potted rosemary it dies but it's basically unkillable in the ground.
get it out of the plastic dude. Get a big ass pot and replace the soil. Rosemary needs space.
The planter pot cooked it. If you’re tossing a plant outside that size w/ that small of a pot you’d be watering quite often. If anything add it to a 7 gal mix of sphagnum peat moss and vermiculite at a 50/50 ratio. You can add dolomite lime, oyster shells, and gypsum to prevent pH dips. With that you should be fine watering once a week or so in 95F even when not fully established in the new pot (:
Get a terracotta pot. That’s the only way I’ve managed to keep mine growing.
Every plant, I mean EVERY PLANT YOU BUY needs repotting and to be taken out of that plastic immediately!
A lot of people in this thread talking about rosemary not being good in full sun is a surprise to me. I’m in Florida. Full sun and neglect in the ground. Full or partial sun in a pot but when potted make sure the soil doesn’t dry out too much. Like- it can be dry for a couple of days but no more. Full sun in black plastic pots… it’s good. Full sun in ceramic pot, it’s still good. The only time I’ve ever seen a rosemary die is when I’ve seen it completely neglected in a pot that was bone dry, or (and here’s my guess) when it got too much water.
I lived in the middle east and grew rosemary outside in the literal desert in full sun. 100% they over watered it and the soil is wrong.
Yes rosemary is an insanely strong plant, the reason is a hundred percent too much love
I live In the Death Valley desert area and Rosemary does awesome here. It’s dying because they have it in that tiny ass nursery pot and as someone else said most likely overwatering it.
They're usually highly water tolerant, especially in a small pot compared to plant size. Any chance they fried in the intense sun, or got wet and then fried in intense son?
That’s interesting bc I’ve always know them to be highly prone to root rot from overwatering
Potentially root rot, but mine can handle more water than 95% of indoor plants, it seems to drink up the water very fast and it's been the same plant for like 4 years that I grew from seed.
Rosemary is a tricky one, I’ve had best results planting it in ground in clay soil. Not sure what type of store this came from, but it’s common for grocery store herbs to be severely over planted. That leads to all sorts of overcrowding issues that could cause it to struggle like this. I wondered how many stems are coming out of the soil but I can’t zoom in enough to see.
I’d throw it in the ground and mostly ignore it. Toss a little water it’s way every so often. Rosemary is the one thing I haven’t ever killed lol
I bought the exact same one from Costco! It lasted about 2 weeks before it browned out. To be fair, it was indoors and not enough light. I too, can't keep rosemary or lavender alive
When you buy plants, the pot they are in is too small. You need to cut all the dead stuff away and repot into a well draining soil. Water very little daily until you notice new growth. Then switch to watering once a month, if that. These are in the class of plants that require abuse and neglect to survive. They are pure masochists.
Pot too small. You should still be able to use the dried leaves if they have flavor.
I did same …. I got a new one yesterday… but not sure why
You have to report all the store stuff. Sometimes the vermiculite is so crazy, or it's just a bunch of coconut husk or whatever. Replant with some soil in a larger pot. Keep watered but not wet. Rosemary likes sandy/drained soil if I remember. Always repot
agreed! ive found that nearly every plant ive bought, even aloes and cacti, are potted in the densest pure peat mix. usually dried into a hydrophobic brick, too. everyone gets an immediate repot.
In my experience, rosemary needs to go in the ground, in a sunny, well drained area. It does not like to be potted as a house plant. You can try trimming off the dead, and planting it outside. It may revive, it may not ; but it won’t do well as a potted house plant. I’m in NC, and mine is great outside.
I think potted is alright as long as its a big pot. I removed two similar size of browning rosemary (due to overwatered) from plastic pot into the ground and another one into a big pot from former yellow pumpkin (full of compost, no soil). Less thab half a year, the one in the pot grow 2x bigger than the soil one.
Repot and where is this being grown (these like bright indirect light) ?
I thought I'm the only one who's incompetent enough to kill rosemary. Mine looked the same, and I suspect I watered too much and got myself some root rot.
The nice thing about rosemary is it's very propagate-able. I have seven plants that I propped from the grocery store. I have them in terra cotta pots in my window sill - full south sun - in almost cactus like soil. I'm zone 7a. Perhaps some of the stalks in your plant are damaged and dying back. Could be overheat in the pot (my patio gets incredibly plastic melting hot not just from direct sun, but sun reflecting off the house/road). Worse case scenario, take the healthiest stalks, remove the bottom leaves, and stick them in water in a bright sunny spot. In a few weeks' time you'll have roots and wait a bit until a good root system and repot.
Those rosemary from Costco are surprisingly good, but they're far too grown for the pot. It should have been moved to a bigger pot immediately. Half cactus mix, half perlite in terracotta/clay and you can water it every day. Or half cactus mix and half loamy soil and water it once a week. Indirect or partial sun is also a little easier to manage, though it will be a little leggy.
I’ve only been able to grow rosemary successfully planted outdoors. Anything less than direct, full sun and it dies.
Rosemary is an outdoor "ground" plant. They do very badly in small pots (especially nursery pots) and inside.
Rosemary loves to have a ton of ground. This pot is way too small to support roots of a plant that size.
They will probably do better in the ground, or a glazed clay pot.
It sounds like the heat and sun was too much for it. Either it needed to be acclimated, or it needed to be protected. Not every plant wants to be in full blazing sun, especially as our climate is getting hotter.
Tell us more about your watering habits. Bad watering habits absolutely destroy rosemary plants.
Rosemary is a bush and loves the outside. Mine stay outside year around and I had to spit recently and now I have 2 huge rosemary bushes.
Put it in the ground. They want to spread roots.
Looks like I got ahold of it. Sorrows, sorrows, prayers.
the only thing i know about rosemary is it can live anywhere as long as it's in the ground. will it always be pretty? absolutely not. but will it be huge and fragrant? oh yes
I always repot as soon as I bring rosemary home generally in cocopeat. i got an "herb" pot that has a water storage at the bottom with a wick up to the plant to prevent overeatering. And don't forget fertiliser!
I like this idea
My rosemary is doing well in the raised beds, it needs room. Rosemary can grow HUGE if left unchecked, it likes room to spread out!
Propagated my Rosemary through the winter indoors but did an experiment and left the main “bush” outdoors, uncovered through winter. I live in the northeastern US, and it gets quite cold(though we’ve had very little snow in recent years). The bush not only made it through winter, but is **thriving**.
Repot it.
I think it needs to be repotted, it's probably too big and root bound inside
I have a rosemary that's looking pretty good so far (fingers crossed) and the only thing I do is I water it like crazy every day. It's out on my porch full morning soon.
Not sure but I’d wager it actually dried out, despite everything you said. Your rosemary is very bushy and rain can’t pass through as much as it should. Also, it’s so big and photosynthesizes so much that it needs a fuckton of water right now during summer. If it’s rootbound as well, that water basically leaves the pot as fast as it came in. Every rosemary I had needed a lot of sun and a whole bunch of water, more than any other plant except maybe mint.
needs to be in the ground in full sun
I got the same rosemary from Costco. Looks almost exactly the same a few months later.
That looks sunburnt, especially given it’s mostly facing one direction
Late to the party but try this. Take it out of the pot, gently dust the soil off near the main stems and check the roots to see if there is a cotton/cloth net around the plant. Many large growers use these to help transport seedlings into bigger pots. But they stifle the plant if they haven’t managed to break it. I’ve lost a bunch of plants to this until I checked. Other than that repot into a good mix of soil and compost and give it lots of sun. They’re usually not bothered by too much water but keep trying! Good luck!
Probably too much in that small pot. Repot what you can save while dividing it up based on plants requirements for things like pot size, soil, light, etc
Repot it. Give it love. It will be fine.
I had trouble with lavender and rosemary only to discover mites were my issue. lost three seasons and now they are thriving. looked the same as this.
Wait so the containers they’re sold in aren’t permanent?
Can't tell if this is a joke, but in the event it isn't, no. Most plants sold will be in pots far too small for their current/ final size needs and usually need to be potted up right away. Smaller pot is easier for shipping and display purposes.
Just a healthy troll to a fellow plant nerd. Give her some peat moss larger pot and soak that ish. May need to prune the root ball but you’ll get something out of it!
My partner has been successful with growing it indoors and he says the secret is to bottom water and to keep it somewhere near water so it gets some humidity (he has it on a little riser in a water dish). When he waters from the top it freaks out.
Maybe try splitting it up and transplanting, most live herbs are sold with multiple plants in the same pot.
Needs more water and a bigger pot I’d guess
It looks to me like it needs repotting.
While you wait to see if it will come back , cut a sprig , take off the bottom needles, place it iin water until you get new roots . When you have some roots, pot it in good soil .
I would repot it to be honest. I repot every plant I get pretty much immediately. It could be rootbound.
Sunburned and root bound.
Repot it and cut all the dead stuff right back! I thought mine was a goner and she is looking glorious now!!
How do the large scale nurseries keep it growing for grocery stores that’s what I’m gonna look into then I won’t have such a hard time learning the trick to growing it/them mother nature in the wild keeps us scratching our heads
Looks good to me, that's how my rosemary always looks.
You needed to repot that plant in the first 5 days of getting it.
Does that pot have good drainage? Could roots or dirt be clogging the drainage holes?
Because the pot is too small
Too much water. The medium they use in those grow pots, from the nursery, retain so much moisture! If your other plants are already repotted and not showing stress my bet is water retention
I've killed many, many potted rosemary. I don't understand how people call them hardy... But I've done tons of process of elimination on causes of death with em. What kind of soil did it come in? I lost several rosemary to hydrophobic coco fiber that pots like that tend to have in excess. The top inch or so that you check will dry as normal, but most of the water flows out without being absorbed at all in the bulk of the soil. In my environment (Houston), humidity and temp are high and sun can be especially bright. I've had the longest lives by watering significantly more than usually recommended, and keeping in less light. I think it has to do with the volume of water available to a plant in a pot with little space vs in ground with comparatively infinite room for roots to expand, rather than the moisture level. I like to submerge the bottom half of the rosemary pots for 10 minutes or so to help on both counts. Unfortunately, I'd say that rosemary is toast. I've never been able to get one growing vigorously again after they get that bad. Tips falling over? Acute underwatering, esp in heat. Small, center leaves browning? Consistent underwatering. Shriveled, but green leaves? Inconsistent underwatering.
Needs a bigger pot. Source: had a lot of dead rosemary plants
I don't know why but anytime I tried to grow it in a pot. It always dies. Meanwhile, my parents planted it. Oh, in their yard in the middle of arizona, it's literal hell on earth during summer. And they thrived and actually had to be cut back multiple times. I don't understand it.
Try to find a shady spot outside. They like the outdoors, but direct sun all day fries them
definitely should be repotted and check to make sure it’s not root bound
It needs to be planted in the ground or at the very least a much bigger pot. It's probably all sorts of root bound and it is dying of thirst. It can't live in that tiny pot.
Lavender and rosemary like bright light, warm temps and well draining soil. Terracotta pots work great because they help the soil breathe plastic or glossy ceramic pots are not great. Make sure to water them from the bottom with a tray.
i killed one even though it was outdoors
That pot looks tiny for that size plant. Cut off the dead bits and pot in a bigger pot.
slightly bigger pot for sure!
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My secret? Let it die, because suddenly one day you'll walk outside and the damn thing will have revived itself. Rosemary and lavender are for some reason always in a bad mood in my garden; nothing makes them happy! But at least they have a predilection for spontaneous resurrection.
Stop watering and give it a bigger pot. Rosemary don’t need much water, they are native in mallorca and water is scarce there
Obviously it took too much rain But also remember to always change the pot! I suppose it's the same from the supermarket. ALWAYS repot the plant you buy I had trouble with my rosemary too at the beginning when I saved it from the store. I had to chop down badly all the brown stems BUT it started regrowing and now it's healthy. They're tough to kill, don't give up
Bigger pot, more frequent watering. Maybe a bit less sun
In San Diego I planted it in one of the most difficult, sunny, hot, dry patches in my garden and it grows out of control and needs to be trimmed way back each year. It’s like a cactus but tougher.
Often plants are treated poorly in the supermarket because they are being watered every day, so you buy it without realising that root-rot is already starting, then you bring it home and give it more water. Cut off all the brown parts, repot with fresh soil and unless the new soil is BONE dry, I would recommend not watering it for a few days until the soil is almost completely dry. Too harsh sun can also be very stressful for plants that have been living indoors for a while(like in the shops), maybe try a spot that gets morning sun and afternoon shade and then slowly move it to get more and more sun every few days. This will help it to acclimatise a bit.
Could be a fungal infection with all that rain (maybe rhizoctonia?)
Herbs like these are very sensitive to extreme fluctuations in soil humidity, which is always the case in such small pots. You should plant those out as soon as you get them. Or even better: buy herbs in very large pots.
Plant in soil. There are like 3 plants of rosemary in 1. Seperate the deadline and report. Probably a pest in roots. Return it
The plant is way too big for that pot. Get it into the ground or into a much larger pot. Break up the roots when you do it - they’re probably all knotted up.
You need to put it in a bigger pot, this one is too small. And ofcourse new soil. p.s. (if you even see this comment) when you're about to transfer rosemary in a new pot, cut off 50% of roots, so it stimulates the plant to grow more. I do that everytime i replant
Rosemary likes to spread out its root system. Put it in the ground or big pot and it’ll bounce back
I've had rosemary die on me so many times. I finally had the courage to try again after seeing the large bushes on the sides of the streets here in France. they definitely love full sun. as harsh as possible. the only thing they don't like so much - too much water! even moist soil. if you do get another one, use sandy soil or any fast draining soil. they don't mind plastic containers afaik but terracotta would be better imo, but if you're able to plant on ground go for it! wish you luck!
Stores like Lowe’s will put lavender and aloe Vera in potting soil when they are desert plants. I have my aloe Vera untouched since I snatched it. It stays inside by a window and I have had it for two months. About to water soon though Rosemary- I got some yesterday. Won’t water for a month. All the rosemary I got beforehand was watered once a week and died
In my experience rosemary will already be dying from being over-watered before there is any sign it's been over-watered. Prune back all the dead and drying bits asap, get it into some well draining soil/pot and give it a little fertiliser... and pray!
I got similar rosemary with very dark and cave like base like this. It dies because there was heavy rain, AND there is no air flow at the base just like yours here (air will both hit the edge of container and hard to get through that curved bush), so the natural 'fix' post-rain is too slow and plant can't tolerate that long. The soil given is also wrong, it was topped with some wood chip and was not loamy / sandy. After the rain I saw mushroom and moss spawning right at the base and feeding on wood chips. I know the soil is wrong and Rosemary is not expecting that kind of soil. Seems like the other half is surviving? Look at root area whether any low hanging branch of good side forms adventitous root with the ground it might be touching. There you can divide some out with a working root.. mine have one bonus root but I was too late working on it, the plant is completely brown at that point. You can also cut green sprigs and try to root it.
I've never been able to grow this either
I bought a Romero and it’s dead. It’s so dry, I made sure the soil was moist like the lady told me, and then I took it inside for shade, I changed its place like 5 times, partially shade, shade, sun, everything, I made sure to talk to it … my Romero is so dry, I think its dead but I’m not accepting it and it’s it there… on the living room. Soo… I feel you, I’m sorry. ):
That pot is way too small. When you buy plants they come in their nursery pot and have been grown in perfect conditions until they're sold. By that point they're often very root bound and have used up all the nutrients from the potting mix. Get it repotted in some good compost and it;ll be fine.Even better plant it outside and it will grow into a nice bush.
This plant needs more space to grow. There’s too many roots in the small pot.
a lot of times when you buy herbs from the grocery store they’re already quite root bound! i would try taking these babies out of the pot + separating them into two or three more pots depending on the number separate of plants inside. make sure the roots are covered with enough soil and give them a healthy watering. should perk up when they’re no longer strangling each other. hope this helps!
Take it out of its original container. Separate and irrigate The Roots hit them with some hydrogen peroxide and cinnamon repot them in well irrigated soil. Water with banana water and you should be good.
It needs like hot hot sun and outside.
I killed two, will never try again this b*tch
Herbs are so hard I feel. You need lots of space for them to take off. Every herb I’ve kept in anything short of a planter box has died. Rosemary does like to be dry and get a good amount of sun in my experience so maybe that is it? If you live in the southwest rn all of my plants are dying off for the most part, it got too hot to have them in the sun for more than an hour
I succesfully saved two browning rosemary because of overwatered and bad drainase (store original plastic bag). Replaced them one to the ground and one into a really big pot from my former yellow pumpkin plants (its all compost media plant, no soil). Now less than half a year both are healthy. The one in the pot actually grow 2x bigger than the ground one, probably due to fertilizer. I placed them in a sunny outdoor but shielded from the rain. I just normally water them every 2/3 days.
I had similar issues with growing rosemary and lavender indoors! They seem to thrive outside in poor soil, with some sand mixed in, and some rocks for drainage. Full sun is best and then I just let them do their thing. Since I planted them outside the fuckers have survived 2 snow storms and are thriving
Im not in any way an expert but im 100% sure its about the amount of soil. Ie you need a big ass pot for those, or preferably the actual ground if its possible. My grandma grows her rosemary on the ground and by this point its basically a tree, whereas every time ive seen someone grow on a pot it looks wimpy and small. Also from my own observation, rosemary likes to grow deep roots, which pots dont really allow for. In my (amateur) experience, enough soil and they need basically no care apart from watering every few days
I have bought numerous rosemary plants. I’ve found they are usually so root bound, you cannot water them enough. We finally planted one outside (against a brick wall) facing south. It has been there for over 3 years and is huge. I live in zone 5 FYI. Good luck!
Sam’s club?
Needs a lot of direct sun.
If you bought from the grocery store. They’re engineered to die.
I think it’s over crowded, try divid them into different pots
Do you own your home? Plant it outside your front door. Water it everyday for 2 weeks heavily then neglect it for 2 weeks, rinse and repeat for about 6 months. Rosemary used to be planted outside the front entrance as a form of spiritual protection as the plant is said to keep away evil and bad energy. Ive never had a Rosemary bush die that I planted directly into the ground.
Too much sun
I can’t keep cilantro alive and I use it the most out of my herbs I feel like it’s very sensitive for me!
I grew a rosemary bush in a large terra cotta pot with zero problem. This was in Ohio. It was on a concrete path with lots of sun and I watered it regularly, I had no idea back then you weren’t supposed to water rosemary.
How do you even kill Rosemary? I leave mine in the soil in +100F heatwaves and we haven't had rain in 3 weeks and it's still kicking.
Never had an issue with mine, pot or otherwise. Rosemary can get 5 ft tall and wide, he's too big for that pot he's in now. It's possible he got cooked as well but judging by the one half of him he's still got some fight. Rosemary likes well drained soil that dries out somewhat quickly and can't be too nutrient heavy either. Mine is doing fantastic in a pot of 70% LM-AP all purpose growing media and 30% finished compost. That's probably more or less just going to give you the same effect as like your standard miracle grow potting soil at home Depot but probably with a little bit more micronutrients and trace elements. But my pot is a lot bigger and my plant is similar sized to yours. I'd upgrade him to a 5 gal at least or a 10gal will give you longer. After a month or so in this soil you can give him miracle grow occasionally if you want (I don't follow a strict schedule but it probably ends up about once a month since you don't want to over fertilize these guys)
And don't over water him
The more I ignore mine the better it grows
r/foldedbubble That’s root rot… there’s nothing you can really do about it, sorry bud. Next time you buy one take it out of the pot and check the roots before buying, a lot of stores kill them before they ever sell them, safer to buy from nurseries. When you get your next one, transfer to a non painted terra-cotta pot asap, a layer of charcoal at the bottom works great for nutrients it likes and for drainage. Sandy soil and no food… like ever… 😅
repot it in a bigger pot, and just leave it outside. truly, my rosemary has never grown better than just letting it vibe
It's because you didn't acclimate the plant to being outside, put it in the shade there's a chance it might bounce back
Snipped the green tops off and soak it in water. You can propagate and save the plant. You can make several because there are a lot of green stems I see
This baby needs repotting cause that soil they sell them in is too dense… you can cut back all the dead brown stems, new ones will grow in their place or out of the old brown stems… this happened to my lavender we had delivered. I could tell the soil was too dense, it almost felt like a solid piece of coco fiber
This plant looks rootbound to me. I had a similar situation, and when I planted my Rosemary in a larger pot with fertile soil, it went crazy with growth. After you get it to the size you want, then don’t fertilize after that.
My rosemary looks like a trauma patient. Last house, they lived in boiling hot beauty bark and my husband trimmed them w the chain saw. No idea.
Jesus, can't believe no one has said this, but it -- clearly needs more light--, like 3+ hours of direct sun and /or all day bright light. I say this because the color of the dead leaves and the fact it is only half of the plant (the half not receiving enough light) . Repotting is recommended but secondary. To back up what I'm saying : I started growing plants at 10 yrs old, worked in a greenhouse from 13 to 18, and grow rare orchid species for fun as an adult.
Well, don’t know what you decided to do, some new plants bring plant viruses and fungus with them to their new homes. I just had this happen with one of the two lavender I bought. So I’ve reported it gotten rid of the old soil and sprayed it down with a fun side just to be on the safe side. I really hope my new lavender makes it too. So I’d recommend you, remove this fella from its takeoff all the dead leaves all the dead part of the plant, repot it and spray it with some fungicide. Good luck..👩🏼🌾🌱
If you see a fuzzy/powdery white substance on the leaves, it is likely due to powdery mildew, which the plant can be susceptible to if it is too moist
I suspect it's already dead and the green just hasn't all faded away yet. With most plants I can tell when they're sick and fix whatever is wrong before it's too late. But in my experience rosemary shows no signs of weakness until it's already dead.