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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 4, 2021 20:05:46 GMT -5
Seems all of my potted herbs need re-potting this season! This is one I started in a 4 gal fabric pot, as an insurance, in case the ones in the ground had a problem from the cold - I just put it on my back porch for the winter, and, if it got even too cold there (which is rare), it came inside. It grew so quickly, and so large up top, I re-potted it in a 6 gal fabric pot, and it was quite rootbound after 2 1/2 years - longer than other rosemary plants years ago, when I tried clay and plastic pots. It probably could have lasted to 3 years - until fall - which seems to be how long the curry tree, kaffir lime, and bay laurel last, so I may be able to grow it this way from now on. It's not as easy for me to go out to cover those plants as it used to be, especially when there's snow on the ground! It is a pain to re-pot, but still easier, and only every 3 years. Re-potting rosemary plant, from a 6 gallon fabric pot to the same type of pot. Root pruned a lot, eventually did more. by pepperhead212, on Flickr Rosemary plant re-potted in same brand and size of fabric pot, after 2 1/2 years. by pepperhead212, on Flickr As usual with potted plants, I added some Bt israelensis to the water, when moistening the surface layer. I also watered it more from the bottom, with some hydroponics nutrients added.
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directsunlight
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Post by directsunlight on Sept 25, 2021 18:42:57 GMT -5
That looks like a great job! I am not good at growing anything in a pot, especially from June onward. I had a bunch of rosemary starter plants, then lost them one by one. I got one to a gallon pot but it died when we went out of town to visit family in July.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Sept 26, 2021 10:59:21 GMT -5
directsunlight, Rosemary, and most potted plants, for that matter, need much larger than 1 gal pots, or they will get rootbound, quickly, and dry out in no time. And don't believe that crap about letting the soil dry out in between watering the rosemary - as soon as the plant dries out some, it's like a disease, and just spreads, no matter how much they are watered. Early literature always had that advice, and I learned quickly, it didn't work! Here's that plant now, and it did great this summer! I turned the saucer upside down, since it was very wet most of the season, and it's not good for it to be sitting in the water constantly. Hill Hardy Rosemary - 9-26, about 5 months after re-potting. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
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directsunlight
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Post by directsunlight on Sept 27, 2021 23:29:29 GMT -5
Yes, it could be that pots are too small for the quick dry out. The pots were pretty thin, more suitable for temporary use. There have to be better options out there. In hindsight could have planted in the front yard, as low chance of survival in the rocky, afternoon sun-blasted area is better than 0.
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