RIP Rosemary shrub

[telerib]

The world is cruel to rosemary plants.

This one I had for two years. For most of that time, it lived very happily in a south-facing window in my office. Then they moved me out of the office, and I had to bring the plant home.

Over the summer, it was outside and loved it! It grew and grew and was so happy and healthy!

And then the winter came. I moved it inside.

And it died. They always die inside, in the winter, because I have not lived in a house with a south-facing window since 1999.

Damn it.

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[children-of-lir.livejournal.com]

Gah!

When it comes to freak mystery deaths for no apparant reason, rosemary plants are even worse than pet songbirds, aren't they?

I don't think I've been able to keep a rosemary bush alive yet.

[cmccurry.livejournal.com]

If it isn't too late, perhaps Amanda could take a look at it. She seems to keep herbs alive.

[telerib.livejournal.com]

No, it's pretty far-gone at this point. (I'm sure it didn't help that, as a last-ditch effort, I put it back outside on the theory that it needed more light and, well, it's an evergreen, right? It might be old enough to survive the cold...)

I'll be sure to talk to her before I buy another seedling, though.

RIP

[hiddenshoe.livejournal.com]

It's ok, I'm pretty sure my latest bonsai is going to join your rosemary bush soon. Instead of going dormant, it decided this would be the perfect season to start growing... it's got lots of new leaves and shoots. Oops. I've placed it upstairs in the hopes of arresting its development but I think it might be a little too late. (Upstairs has been at a nice 60-65 degrees. *shiver*)

(Basically once spring comes around, the tree will be all confused and die. Unless I get lucky!)

HS