How to prune your Rosemary
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Rosemary is a lovely plant to have in the garden. Occasionally, needs a little bit of looking after, including a bit of a cut back in order to promote new growth. Here's a video showing you how to do it.
Michael: here is my rosemary bush
Me: Wow that looks awesome and in so much better condition than mine
Michael: And as you can see, I've been neglecting it
Me: ...
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How wonderful is that bush!! There was a lovely mature rosemary bush in our garden and other members of the household hacked it back into the woody part for no reason at all, so now it's just bare sticks except for a few surviving shoots. And they threw all the fresh rosemary out as well, which I managed to salvage and dry for use. It was in a large bag in the garage, and I just returned from a holiday to discover it has been thrown away! I'm so annoyed and sad, so I guess now my only option is to try growing a few cuttings for an entirely new bush.
That's such a shame they've ruined the plant. I'd be really annoyed. Yes, do plant another.
I'd have turned them into fertiser if they killed my bush
Don't worry - It's more robust that you can imagine. (It might appear 'ruined' but please have faith in the nature around you 🥰)
I garden for a friend - her's is about 2 metres across 🌳with an open space in the middle, a metre wide of wooden 🍂'branches' 🍂appx 5cm thick. I can cut the other metre of branches outside of the centre (younger branches) and leave last years growth as the 'new' outer branches and then keep it trimmed with herb clipping every few weeks ! 🌿🌿🌿The renewed growth is much more robust and 'lively' - so I hope the family members gave you a 'blessing in disguise' 🥰🥰🥰
This is awesome!! You have really inspired me!
Huuuuuuuge rosemary bush lol absolutely gorgeous!!
Very helpful do you wash the sprigs before you put it into the oil?
If you do, make sure it's completely dry before you add it to the oil.
Thank you for this video! I have been trying to find one that REALLY explains how to prune back an old wild rosemary. Your video did just that, very simply!
Brushing up against that every day would be awesome. Smells SO good!
It does smell good. But it also scratches, so it was time for a quick trim.
THANKS MICHAEL BOYTON!! i was about to go outside and unknowingly massacre my rosemary bush, but thought I had better double check my intended pruning technique first.
Wow...I've never seen that much of growth in Rosemary plant..awesome 👍
OMG, you are lucky to get it to grw this big.. and I cant for the life of me get cutting to root, none at all.
Have you tried using a hormone rooting compound? Also, plant the cutting close to the pot edge. For some reason, I've found this is more successful.
Dehydrated Rosemary has many uses
Infuse in cold avocado oil for 6 weeks in the sunshine (or 24hrs in extreme low heat, like inside a jar in a crockpot)
Use the oil with beeswax to make salve
1 part wax pellet
3 parts oil
Melt it together to make wound care salve, if desired , add 20 drops of tea tree oil
The same rosemary infuse avocado oil can be used as a potent hair mask
Boil the leaves for rosemary tea to spray on the washed hair to also promote growth
Of course, cooking and add to soups or breads.
The scent of rosemary helps the brain function and memory. So rubbing on the arm while studying it helps to recall the studying material
Spiritually, some say that it repels bad energy, so it is recommended to have it in a vase inside a home or wear if behind the ear ;)
Im in Texas, and part of my rosemary is just sticks, and the other half has full new growth. Is it ok to trim off the sticks? I dont want to kill it. The stick part never came back after this past winter. Also, Ive had 2 rosemary bushes for about 5yrs now, and they have never had flowers.
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Gorgeous ! I’m in Sarasota Florida
I put my sage & rosemary in mostly sun & it still dries out??
I’m going to try full all day sun !
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hi there Michael. I just found this older youtube of your rosemary. I have a large not well kept herb garden however the rosemary and lavender and sage are very large. My rosemary is in beautiful flowers. I am wondering if I can take cuttings now for my other gardens once they have sprouted roots. and also wondering if I can prune it now or wait til the flowers are gone?
Hi there Andie. The best time to prune your Rosemary is in early Spring. But you've missed that now. If you want to give it a prune, wait until after the flowers have gone (the plant needs to go through its natural reproductive cycle - and the flowers are important for the bees), and then cut it back by about a third. You can then give it another prune next Spring. If you are going to take cuttings, take them in Spring from the soft new growth (this also gives your new plants a whole growing season to take hold) as once it goes woody, it is more difficult for new roots to form. I hope this helps.
THAT IS SOME PHAT SAGE
I can tell by the way you have done the vid, that you are a lovely person! Bless your heart! Respect and thank you sir!
Thank you Rea.
Rea Black very lovely person, his voice is soothing as well. 😂🌻
Great explanation
This was extremely useful for a novice like me, thank you so much. 😊 Do you have a video about pruning a grape vine? 😊
so informative thank you. I've just moved (WA in USA) and garden has out of control rosemary (upright and trailing) and sage plants- wasn't sure how to begin- this was so helpful. subscribed and looking forward to more tips - Cheers!!
This was brilliant, just what I needed to know. Thank you. BTW, that rosemary oil is good for hair growth too! Just saying!
Can rosemary that grow in the wild can be used to cook with?
Hi Erica. Rosemary grows both in the wild and in people's gardens. Both are edible.
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Thank you for the video. I made a mistake years ago by cutting too far back.
Do you live in the south of Italy or somewhere like that, because it doesn't look like England! Ha ha!
I've just looked out of the window. It's raining. I can assure you that I live in England. lol
I really enjoyed this thank you
What did you do with all the cut off parts??
I used them for cooking, burned many (lovely smell) and gave some away.
Nice
Great video, many thanks for this!
I liked it better huge!!! Hope it grows back double the size!!
My rosemary bush got frozen during this winter when we had freezing temperature in Texas this winter, only the middle part has leaves. What would you recommend?
I'm afraid it's not something I've come across before. Sorry.
Thank you for this video!
Great tutorial thank you!
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Those pants!
Thank you. I think they're rather splendid. :)
Keep it up, good vid.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.
When is the best time of year to cut back ?
Hi Ross. If you want our rosemary to grow young, fresh shoots, you should prune it late winter/early Spring. I prune mine in February.
Michael Boyton thank you very much 👍🏼👍🏼
Should I prune a rosemary in it's first year?
That depends upon how well it is growing. It isn't like Sage. It grows more slowly, so give it a few years - unless you want to keep it to a certain (small) size.
Thank you. I clipped about 6" of the growing tips for drying, and to keep it a certain size.
i love the way you explain things in laymans terms thank you