Rosemary going downhill.

[veggiechicken]

I thought you'd say that.
Does the new one have the same appearance as last years?

[Marb67]

These are different plants VC.

[veggiechicken]

Marb, I've merged 2 of your threads as the answers this time won't be much different.
There is a photo in the 1st post though!

[Marb67]

Rosemary going downhill (again)

Why oh why, when I look after this herb does it start to go black and loose it’s leaves ? One was kept sheltered through a mild winter, the other in the kitchen window.

For the life of me I don’t understand why every rosemary plant I buy ends up dead.
Again, I cantpost a picture from my ipad as this frustrating site gives me an “upload filefailed” every time without fail when it used to have no problem with ipad pics.

[Marb67]

Well it has got much worse so yet another casualty in my every increasing list of garden death. Been kept dry in the greenhouse all winter. No animal pee or the like. I could buy a new one but it will just end up the same. I had planted another I used to have in sandy soil and that died.

[mothhawk]

I've seen more dieback on rosemary (my own and others) in the last year than ever before. Don't know why, I'm afraid. Is there a new disease around?

Last year and the year before there were a lot of rosemary beetles about. They killed off three of my lavender bushes but fortunately didn't find the rosemary on the other side of the house.

[Rocketron]

Wish I could help you with you dilemma Marb. Here are mine, been stood outside to get on with it........the fag ash & dog pee might have helped mine..................I always like to give growing tips if I can.

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Is it a Beagle?

[DannyK]

I think they are relatively short lived. Here they grow in heavy clay.

Wouldn't bother keeping in a pot. They strike very easily so you can always have back ups ready.

[mat]

I've seen more dieback on rosemary (my own and others) in the last year than ever before. Don't know why, I'm afraid. Is there a new disease around?

[Ani]

I am not sure what went wrong with your rosemary but we are in the same boat. Mine was perfectly fine (outside, in pot) before the beast from the east and looks dead now.

[Bluenowhere]

Like others I leave mine outside. Has been burried twice by snow and plenty of frosts so don’t think that would be an issue for yours as mine looks fine.

Perhaps it got too dry, mine are fairly well drained, potted in compost and gravel but never dry out. Especially with all the winter rain.

[Bigmallly]

Eagle eyes!............or is that Chicken eyes?...............Yes £1 from Homebase.

[veggiechicken]

Wish I could help you with you dilemma Marb. Here are mine, been stood outside to get on with it........the fag ash & dog pee might have helped mine..................I always like to give growing tips if I can.

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Looks like they were Yellow stickered plants too, BM - or is that the "dog" effect?

[Bigmallly]

Cut it back and report it Marb.

You can't report poor Rosemary............

[Bigmallly]

Wish I could help you with you dilemma Marb. Here are mine, been stood outside to get on with it........the fag ash & dog pee might have helped mine..................I always like to give growing tips if I can.