supermarket cuttings

When the ancient war dogs did battle on Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:31:04

Actually, yes I've done that with sprigs of rosemary. The plant tends to be so darned hardy and ready and willing to root, I can't imagine anyone not being able to propagate some almost at will.

• * * * * Karen C. Southern CT / USDA Zone 6 Spammers be damned! I can't be emailed from this account...

"Gardeners know all the best dirt!"

It works with roses. I once took 4 cuttings from a supermarket rose, and all four, now adults, are in full flower in my garden.

Franz Heymann

Yes, if there was a top ten list of plants easiest to propagate by cutting, rosemary would be in it. Roots promptly, resists occasional drought and is resistant to mold.

I put 7 rosemary cuttings dusted with rooting hormone in moist vermiculite. Two out of the 7 rooted. I've read that usually half of the rosemary cuttings will root.

Lee,

I'm very interested to hear about the ginger root... how do you do it?

Thanks Lisa

Phisherman wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

There was a thread about a month ago about rooting rosemary. It seems that people who used rooting hormone had a success rate similar to yours, while those who didn't (maybe it was just me) had higher success rates. It wasn't clear if the success rate varied by cultivar. Mine was a bush- type, sorry don't know the name.

-- Salty

Phisherman wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I agree, with such a small sample size, you really can't declare anything ... could also have been climate or other factors. But you might want to try without the rooting powder once to see how it goes. My survival rate was about 90% and plants hate me.

-- Salty

I use ginger root medicinally so some years back when i got a good fat root i took what i wanted for a tincture and laid the piece i had left out on top of the potting soil so the break could heal over, then put it in the potting soil just barely covered. it takes a long time, but eventually ...if it doesn't rot from being over-watered... it will sprout. Under the right conditions, it could make a tree, but is not good for zone 7 for outside winters i don't think, so i treated it like a house plant in the winter. Actually, i grew it in my solarium, but sold and now don't have the plant nor the solarium.

I think there are pic of ginger trees on the net, so you could see what they look like. love..leona

Also Lemon Grass

I try this with Rosemary for a long time, but it never works. Same with Thyme.

Good experience with Mint, Oregano, Sage, Chives, Basil.

What c> In Tesco the other day, browsing the reduced items (as is my want), and

/sobs

That takes me back. I used to love Tesco and Sainsbury's. Now it's Wal-Mart, Target and Kroger.

I'm pleased that you can still find a good price on a potted plant over here. Good idea for the cuttings too.

-- Lynda

I prepared 7 rosemary cuttings last spring, dusted with Rotenone, in moist vermiculite. Three rooted in 5 weeks, then potted up. Two of the three survived and are now just under 1 foot tall, growing in the ground in full sun.

"..... Chives, Basil........" You must be talking of growing from pot grown herbs, neither basil or chives would grow from cuttings.

Regarding the cuttings I referred to in the original posting , the rosemary had a take of over 75% and I have had good results with Thyme in the past as well.

"................ . At what temperature do you grow your rosemary? Greenhouse conditions with high humidity? ......."

The cuttings were rooted in the greenhouse, but rosemary grows quite happily out of doors here.

Well, *chives* wouldn't, but I've rooted basil cuttings in water. Wish I had as much success with rosemary. I seem to be a natural-born rosemary killer. :-(