Rosemary
Introduction
Rosemary's highly aromatic needle like leaves are strongly flavoured, and are great to complement other strong flavours in soup, stuffing, and casseroles. It is also possible to make rosemary tea by steeping the leaves in boiling water.
Planting
- Usually purchased as plants, rosemary can be grown successfully from seed
- Sow outside when the weather warms in spring (germination can take several weeks)
Harvesting
- Pick sprigs (the ends of the branches) from May through to the end of autumn
- Rosemary is strongly flavoured, so only a few sprigs are required
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Varieties
Shops sell a variety of rosemary plants with different characteristics such as the colour of their flowers, height, and growth habit (tall, bushy, trailing, compact etc).
The easy way for a gardener to organise their growing and discover gardening ideas.
Growing
Rosemary is a hardy perennial that has the potential to grow over a metre tall and wide, and therefore is less well suited to growing in small pots.
The plant is tolerant of dry conditions and enjoys a position in full sun, and produces small and pretty blue purple flowers that are loved by bees. Rosemary will need regular watering if grown in pots.
I like to prune away old wood to give more room to younger stems, and prune the plant in late summer to stop it from growing too large and to encourage fresh growth. The new growth will have better flavour.