Multiply rosemary: how it works

Rosemary is a decorative plant that you can easily multiply. And it's worth it, because the spice herb has a great aroma and is an integral part of many delicious dishes. In addition, rosemary has been established in medicine for many years.

Rosemary - that's why it is worth growing the herb

With its delicate blue flowers, rosemary is not only good in the garden. In a beautiful terracotta pot, the aromatic herbs on the kitchen window also look great and not only give your dishes, but also your kitchen a Mediterranean flair.

• Rosmarinus officinalis, as the plant is called botanically correct, belongs to the labiate family. In the garden, the spice herb easily reaches up to two meters.
• Rosemary is not just one of the oldest known spices. The aromatic plant is also one of the most commonly used kitchen spices.
• In medicine, rosemary is highly valued for its high percentage of essential oils as well as tannins and bitter substances.
• Due to its relaxing and pain-relieving effect, rosemary is used as a bath additive as well as tea or massage oil. In addition, rosemary is said to promote brain performance.
• With the multiplication of rosemary you do nothing wrong. The medicinal plant is very versatile.

Multiply rosemary - so it is completely uncomplicated

You multiply rosemary with the help of seeds or cuttings. The best time for rosemary propagation is between April and May.

• The easiest and most important thing is to multiply the plant with cuttings. If you already have rosemary, cut shoots that are around ten to twelve centimeters long from the herb. Select shoot tips that are already slightly wooded below.
• If you want to have the rosemary shoots rooted in the soil, first remove the bottom leaves. Then stick the shoots about three to five centimeters deep into the ground.
• Place the shoots in a bright and warm place. A temperature around 20 degrees is optimal. The shoots should not stand in the blazing sun.
• Water the plantlets regularly, but make sure that there is no waterlogging. The floor must only be moist and not wet. After five to seven weeks, roots have formed and the rosemary can be transplanted. You can tell that the time has come from the fact that new leaves form on the herb.
• Growing the shoots in a water glass is more convenient than the pot variant. The variant also has the advantage that you can follow the root formation.
• Pull the cuttings in a water glass, remove in advance all leaves that would be in the water. As soon as roots about three centimeters long have formed, the rosemary can move into a pot.
• Note : First of all, the freshly drawn rosemary should be planted in a pot and slowly used to the sun. If the plant should finally find its place in the garden, implement the winter-proof rosemary at around two years old when it has become a little stronger.

Grow rosemary with seeds

As mentioned earlier, propagating rosemary using cuttings makes the most sense. Still, you can try your luck with rosemary seeds.

• The seeds of the rosemary are very sensitive and mostly not all germinate. It is therefore worthwhile in this case to take special soil for cultivation and to use plenty of seeds.
• First fill the growing bowl with a little growing soil. Then mix the rosemary seeds in a ratio of approximately 70:30 with growing soil. You give this mixture over the earth in the growing bowl.
• Finally, there is a little growing soil over the mixture. Emphasis is on "little" as the rosemary is a light germ.
• Finally, moisten the soil slightly with a plant shower. Place the growing bowls in a bright, warm place. Always keep the soil slightly damp, but waterlogging must not form.

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