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  • Rosemary & Mint

    I have a young (planted out 2 years ago) Rosemary plant growing in among some strawberry & orange mint.

    They've been perfectly happy until this summer. The Rosemary which has always been lush & dark green flowered then as the flowers died it looked like the plant was dying. It's not, it's still going & has some new growth on younger stems but it looks half dead.

    I know mint can be invasive, could this be causing the issue or is it just a cycle Rosemary goes through. The other e bushes I planted out elsewhere are very happy indeed.

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    • #3
      Is it a prostrate rosemary (the sort that trails) or an upright one?

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      • #4
        It's upright, I included a photo above

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        • #5
          I saw your photo. If doesn't look very upright - that's why I asked whether it was meant to be sprawling!

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          • #6
            It was upright when it was healthy it's only gone like that since it's become bare

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            • #7
              It shouldn't just flop unless its been uprooted.
              Even a dead rosemary that's lost all its leaves stays upright.

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              • #8
                You could be on to someting actually.

                We cleared some of the mint from around the root to let it 'breathe' I wonder of we've inadvertently damaged the roots? If so how likely is it to recover?

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                • #9
                  Depends on how many roots are left! I'd dig it up and have a look. See if there's enough to replant and put it somewhere else - or in a pot until it recovers.

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                  • #10
                    If you have damaged the roots you might want to also cut back the branches so that the remaining roots don't have to work as hard to support a canopy too bit for them.

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                    • #11
                      If you're cutting back the branches take some cutting the info is here in this thread :-

                      https://growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapev...ml#post1604823
                      Location....East Midlands.

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