AboutLeroy J. Wilton Expertise I have been growing herbs organically for 27 years. I have also written and self-published a book, "Herbman`s Journal".144+ pages of herbs that I have grown. Photo & short profile at the Smile Herb Shop on "you tube".Sign in "The healing herbs part 3A & 3B". My face book "the Herbman"
You can request it from my e-mail.It is $24.95 with free shipping. 5517 Nome Ave., Balto..Md.21215. It is loose -leaf, 151 pg. A free "Herbman" t-shirt included while they last(large,X-large).It covers many names of herbs that I have grown, such as culantro,shadow bennie, recao de monte & 97 other names.
Experience I have been growing herbs organically for 27 years. I have also written and self-published, loose leaf binder, "Herbmans Journal". 2008 is my last year at Smile Herb Shop. I plan to grow herbs in my small back yard and sell at David's Natural Store in Columbia, Md. on saturdays. I also will return to the Baltimore Herb Festival in May 2009(memorial day weekend).I used the word organically grown, but the state came into the picture and stated that I could not use the word unless I become certified & paid a $300.00 fee. I decided to add to my name (99% chemical-free) since nothing on this planet is 100%, except Jesus Christ, taxes & death. My customers were satisfied with this instead of paying a large fee and raising my prices,with no guarantee that it is organic except for a label.Their belief was in my word.
I had a potted rosemary tree for 3 years and never had any problems. It is in a sunny spot in our screen porch in FL.
This summer however, I noticed some browning just on the side of the tree towards the porch screen. I rotated it not really knowing what happened. Well, long story short it continued to brown and currently is completely brown.
I do not know what happened, I know we had a very wet spring/summer so there is the possibility of overwatering since it gets wet when it rains.
How do I know is if it is dead? It is all brown but the trunk feels strong. Also the leaves are brown but they're still on the stems and they feel sticky like normal leaves. Any recommendations? I really hate to throw it out if I have the possibility to save it.
One more thing I remembered but are not sure if it is related at all. In January the plant got a white powdery stuff that I figured was some bug, I keep trimming, trimming, until I got rid of it - but then the browning started in early summer. Again not sure if it was related.
Many thanks for your advice -
Barbara
Answer Barbara:
The white stuff was powdery mildew. The heavy winter pruning could cause it to die: receiving too much water; not watering it on a regular schedule;being root bound. These are the most likely causes to die, If no green branches are visible, it is usually gone to rosemary heaven.
