rosemary

[davidinalameda]

from everything I've read, you can't leave the plants outside during the winter

is this correct? we have a good plant but it will probably if we bring it in

right now, we have it in a terra cotta pot

[beac]

1. Last year, I was told you could overwinter rosemary in a pot.

I tried it and my plant died. :(

This site has good info on overwintering rosemary. http://www.finegardening.com/plants/articles/rosemary-outdoors-and-in.aspx Wish I'd read it last year.

Unfortunately for me, while I get lots and lots of great sun outside all summer long, none of the windows in my house are actually "sunny." I'm going to try and bring the pot in this winter anyway and see if it will survive, but I'm not counting on it.

[davidinalameda]

3. thanks!

gave me some great ideas!!!

:pals:

[dgibby]

6. You could try doing what my neighbor does with his dwarf citrus trees.

He adds clear white mini Christmas tree lights to them, then covers them with a protective cloth. Of course, we're in zone 8, but last winter was definitely much colder, and they did just fine.

You could also make a windbreak around it out of straw bales. Maybe a combo of the straw bales,mini lights, and cloth cover would work.

Good luck!

[beac]

12. Maybe could bring the plant indoors and get around

the lack of sunny windows with the supplemental Xmas tree lights. Worth a try, anyway.

Thanks! :pals:

[FloriTexan]

2. Guess it depends on where you live...

I'm in Zone 9, North-east Texas and I had one in a pot outside and it made it through the winter fine. That says a lot since we had a terrible winter this year. Lots of snow and freezing temps. I've kept one in the ground here for several years as well.

[davidinalameda]

4. I'm borderline zone 5-6

and last winter was a killer

I can't imagine rosemary surviving through a winter like that

[MajorChode]

9. I bring mine inside for the winter

I've seen it growing outside in gardens locally (Dallas area), but I don't think it would make it through a winter like the last one we had. Maybe if you had a greenhouse or live closer to Houston.

[wildeyed]

5. No problems overwinter here in NC.

I believe we are zone 8. My plant is huge now, and smells so good. I love working the bed around it.

[nc4bo]

7. Cosigning. "It" started as an itty bitty stick in a big pot 2 yrs ago and now it's 4x4 monstrosity

that has the prettiest purple blossums in spring and smells so wonderful whenever you get near it.

Actually we have about 4 "Its" in our yard, all doing well.

[DrDan]

8. you can

in Florida. I have one that is 5 years old - never brought in or covered.

[morningglory]

10. N Florida here. I planted a tiny plant at the corner of my hay bale garden.

Then I visited someone who had a rosemary bush as big as a king-size bed!
I decided to transplant my rosemary before it swallowed my garden then took the house down. It was too hot to transplant anything,I guess because it promptly died, so I am going to buy another tiny plant and put it in a good sunny spot. The one I had beside my garden survived 2 winters outside in the ground, and we had a pretty cold winter.

[DrDan]

11. mine was planted on the grave of my daughter's long-time companion (a dog)

so maybe some good karma is helping out my plant

[davidinalameda]

13. at my parents' previous house

all the animals were buried under my mom's rose bush

it grew really well