Many housewives would be happy to grow at home such a useful plant as rosemary . It is considered a refined spice and a beautiful ornamental plant, capable of decorating any room. It is widely used in cooking and is used as a medicine. However, not everyone will risk growing a rosemary at home in a pot. This is because the plant is considered rather whimsical in care. But if you follow certain rules, then it's quite possible to cope with this task.
Growing rosemary in a pot
There are a lot of varieties of rosemary, but only one of them is suitable for growing at home - rosemary, medicinal or fragrant.
For better implementation of the growing process, it is recommended that the following requirements are met:
- the best option is to pick up a spacious pot of clay. This is due to the fact that the plant has a branched root system, which requires a lot of space. Therefore, it is undesirable to grow rosemary in a narrow pot;
- The soil is best chosen neutral or slightly alkaline. It must be fertilized in the summer season - once in 2 weeks, and in winter - once a month. An indispensable condition is the creation of a good drainage, for which claydite or small pebbles are used;
- the plant belongs to the photophilous, so it is best to place it on a window sill that faces south or east;
- To ensure access to fresh air, the room should be regularly ventilated. In summer, you can put a rosemary on the balcony or loggia. It is necessary to exclude sharp temperature changes, since they adversely affect the plant.
Rosemary - growing in the apartment cuttings
Cultivation of rosemary with the help of cuttings refers to the simplest method. They can be obtained from the shoot of an adult plant or purchased in a specialized store. If you decide to get a cutting by cutting the shoot, then it should be stiff. Also, it should be taken from the top of the plant.
Before planting from the handle, it is necessary to remove the lower leaves, and then to place it in a mixture of wet sand and peat or just into the water. After the appearance of rootlets on the germ, it is transplanted into a constant capacity.
Rosemary - growing in an apartment of seeds
Growing rosemary from seeds is a laborious process. This is due to the fact that the seeds are not characterized by good germination. To plant and grow a plant, follow the following algorithm of actions:
- The best time for planting is considered to be early spring or autumn.
- Before planting, the seeds are soaked for 2 days in a wet gauze.
- Planting is carried out as follows: the seeds simply scatter on the wet ground, without deepening. They are covered with polyethylene film, pierced in several places. It is necessary that the seeds come in fresh air.
- After 2 weeks - a month, you can expect the emergence of the first shoots. Until then, every day, you need to moisten the soil from the spray gun.
- After the germination of the seeds, when their length reaches 7-9 cm, and the shoots appear not less than 3 leaves, it is necessary to check how thickly they grow. If necessary, they need to be weeded out or seeded in different containers. Diving should be done carefully, so as not to damage young plants.
- As far as rosemary grows up, it is transplanted into pots, large in size. It is necessary that the roots feel free.
Thus, compliance with certain conditions will give you the opportunity to grow this useful and beautiful plant.