Rosemary is one of the best known and most used plants both culinary, gardening, perfumery and even medicinal. It has multiple benefits and uses.
Rosemary is not really a plant. It is a shrub. And as such, it can grow quite a bit. It is not difficult to find wild rosemary (which grow at the moment) and there are easily a meter or two high and quite wide. Thanks to the fact that they are perennial shrubs and are of the family (labiatae), they are quite durable and easily withstand the somewhat dry and strong climate.
They are one of the plants that most takes advantage of it. Since ancient times. It is also widely used to let them dry and perfumes the home or the room. When it blooms, it has small florets in a lilac or blue hue.
Instructions for and when to plant rosemary
- What you should do is get a rosemary plant. Or you can go and buy it (which would be your thing to be able to later make your cuttings and at the same time, take advantage of your bush with its fantastic smell). Or, get a cutting.
- Cut a cutting. But it should be at least between ten and fifteen centimeters. Don’t make it too small because it can die. Play it safe.
- Another important fact, cut it well.
- Then, take a pot if you want to plant it in a small area or in a flowerbed or in the garden itself.
- The land should have some fertilizer. The righteous one. In any case, it withstands very well the inclemency and the lands with little care.
- The place where it is going to be planted should give it some sun. But be careful, do not give you the direct sun either.
- You need to be in a place that is somewhat warm.
- Water the cutting regularly. Important so that the cuttings you have planted do not die. But be careful not to overdo it so as not to drown and rot it.
- Keep in mind that you will not be able to transplant it or know what it has taken until it has already made the roots. The time will usually be about three weeks or maybe even a little earlier or later.
- If you’re in a hurry and want it to start rooting earlier, there are a few little tricks. Place a bag full of holes that cover it, and thus the temperature will favor its good growth.
- Once the pots have come out, you can transplant it wherever you want. But be careful the weather so that it does not spoil.
- If you live in a very cold area, it is more convenient to plant it in pots. The reason is that you can move it and change it if the case is (if it snows, stone falls, freezes …).
- If, on the other hand, it is a temperate zone or it is hot, there is no problem. It is a plant that withstands heat quite well.
- If you decide to plant it in the garden, take care that the soil is well drained. An excess of water will cause the plant to rot and spoil.
- Nor does it need further care. It will not be necessary to use fertilizers or purgatives or any type of extra or specific care.
What do you need for and when to plant rosemary?
- You will need a pot or place where you want to plant the cuttings.
- Fertilized soil.
- A bag with holes if you want the roots to come out before and you can transplant it earlier than expected.
- Scissors.
- A little water, because you will have to water it (although it is not a lot or very frequent).
- A pot, pot or garden area to transplant it and have the rosemary planted.
- Look for an area with sun and something warm to plant it. But keep in mind that it does not give the direct sun.
Tips for and when to plant rosemary
Among the many uses of rosemary in aesthetics said above, the most used and are very beneficial also in medicine and aesthetics, are rosemary oils. They relieve pain. The soaps of this plant, creams…
It is a very grateful shrub. If you are one of the people who almost always kills plants because you forget to water them or you do not like it very much, go watering … You will do well to take care of rosemary. Very little is watered. Just enough and if it rains, it is more than enough. Therefore, in rainfed areas, very dry or warm, there will be no problem of drying out and dying. Survive these areas well.
As for the size, once it begins to grow, if it is in an area where it fits well, it can begin to sprout and grow both wide and high and calculates that by measuring if it grows well, it can reach half a meter without problems and reach two. Keep this in mind, depending on the area where you want to plant it. In the gardens it is very nice and in areas where there are stones, plants, rocky areas … It looks a lot and when above all, the flowers sprout, with that characteristic blue and the smell of rosemary … It’s a delight.
Think about the dimensions you want your shrub to have. When it starts to grow as we have already said, it will do so in a big way. Therefore, start pruning it giving it a little shape if you want and as a trick, take advantage of what you are going to cut to make cuttings. Plant them again and remake new bushes. It should not be cut whenever one wants. In fact, the ideal time to do it is always in spring.
If you want to take advantage of rosemary with all its properties, its aroma and not have to throw it away, you can put it in the freezer. You cut some twigs, wash them with a little water to remove dust, pollen and so on and put them in a frozen bag. You put them in the freezer and when you want or need to use it, you take it out.
This is ideal for later use in the kitchen as a condiment.
Another trick to use as a condiment is to take some small twigs or small pieces and put them in ice buckets. Then you fill the ice buckets with oil and put it in the freezer. When you want to use oil with rosemary, you just have to take out a cube and that’s it.
If you like to use it in the kitchen, take advantage of it. You can use your own rosemary to use and consume it. You can cook it with fish, with meat, as a dressing, seasoning, also throw it into an oiler so that it has a different flavor, etc.
In aesthetic and beauty remedies you can also get a lot out of it. You can make your own handmade soaps, bath gels, make rosemary alcohol (just throw some branches of rosemary inside the alcohol and keep it for a few weeks without the sun), throw bouquets of rosemary in the water, etc.
And what you will surely want more if you love the smell of rosemary, is to use bouquets of rosemary and cut them and place them in vases, place them upside down so that they dry and you can keep them, store them in bags and place them inside the drawers of clothes, in closets, etc.
And enjoy this beautiful shrub. It is very lucid, it looks very nice in the garden, you can take your own cuttings, when the flowers sprout, they are very aesthetic and look a lot (although be careful with wasps in summer), you can do multiple things with their leaves, as you have seen. We have given quite a few examples… and enjoy that characteristic aroma and cutting it at the moment, always having fresh branches.