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Hi All,

I have been trying in vain to grow both rosemary and sage from seed but to no avail, even tried in a heated propogator but no luck,

Does anyone have a surefire way of growing these delightful herbs ?.

Any help greatly apreciated

get a cutting, they are really hard to do from seed

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Thanks for your reply, guess I will have to try and find some growing somewhere,,, even the GC does not have any in stock :-(

your a bit far away or you could of had some off mine.

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I've always grown both from cuttings. Many people have them in their gardens and no-one would begrudge you a snippet or two. Ask around, I would.

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Thankyou anyway, the thought was nice :-)

I have had marginal success germinating rosemary seeds. Apparently they like darkness. I didn't give it any heat. They only thing is, it's import to check regularly, as the first seedlings will become leggy very quickly.

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My Rosemary has grown about 3 inches in the same amount of months. It's been painfully slow. I'm sorely tempted to buy some as getting grief from DD's boyfriend who I told "don't buy any, I'll grow you some"

Hi - I had a lovely big bush of rosemary which I managed to kill this winter, but before it went I took some snippings which have slowly rooted. I dangled them in a glass of water until the taproots came, but you could just as well root them normally.

I'd advise asking / looking around for cuttings too. Good luck.

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Why not just buy a small plant from a garden centre? They're usually pretty cheap
I have grown lots of rosemary plantsfrom cuttings, for friends,cut or tear a piece about 6 to 9 inches long, dip it in hormone rooting powder, then put into compost. success rate is variable, sometimes very good, sometimes only about a quarter will grow, so do at least 6 cuttings. you can always pass on the extras

rosemary has a strange resistance to frost the above ground plant survives a frost, but the roots will freeze. so if you have it in a pot or container, bring it into shelter for winter - a greenhouse, garage or similar. But if you plant it in yer proper soil the roots will usually go deep enough to survive

[quote=Chillimad;232910]Thanks for your reply, guess I will have to try and find some growing somewhere,,, even the GC does not have any in stock :-([/QUOTE]

Travelled over 20 miles last weekend trolling garden centres with no success

Travelled over 20 miles last weekend trolling garden centres with no success

Would you like me to send you some of my rosemary? I will of course send the distructions with it!!!!