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Expert: Leroy J. Wilton - 7/19/2009


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My husband and I just bought a house in Las Vegas. We have a beautiful rosemary bush in the front yard and petrified we will kill it. It is so lovely. It sits in large planter and has drip irrigation. We have noticed there are some dead sections. What should we be doing to maintain this beautiful plant?

Thanks for your help!
-Dottie

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Dottie:
The rosemary should do well with the drip irrigation. It hates to much water, so don't water it every day. If temps stay in high 80's & 90's water it every 3 days. If it rains at least twice a week no water needed. I like the liquid fish fertilizer or  dry organic every 3 weeks. Prune off the dead branches. Prune from the top down on each branch by 1/3 every 3 weeks or more to promote healthier growth. That's about it.

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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.

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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.

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