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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I am very lucky with rosemary.  I can't kill it, and my plants get huge
by anyone's standards.  I had one in a 20" pot for two years sitting in
my Japanese niche garden. I started it from seed maybe 6 years ago. I
went to move it a few months ago and the plants' taproot had found the
drainhole and was so large that it was blocking the hole.  I was finally
able to pull up the pot and plant and the 2 foot long taproot that was
outside of the pot.  It took a while, but we finally were able to free
the rosemary without breaking the pot.
Ok, by this time, I'm tired and I just toss the plant next to the
greenhouse door(no pot, dry soil on the roots) and go inside for break.
 I forgot about that plant for two days.  On day three, I dug a big
honkin hole in the garden next to my little freecyled plastic garden
frog pond and stuck the rosemary in the ground.  I cut off about twenty
sprigs and stuck them in my 'nursery bed' at that time.  I cut off about
4o more sprigs and gave them to two of my friends.  In the garden, after
'pruning' the thing is over 3 feet tall and 3 feet in diameter.  It is
now blooming again.  So are the sprigs.  We will see how they survive
the winter.
Yup, I think Rosemary would be a good choice.  Make satchets, oil,
soaps, marinades, and sell that, too.

Bev

Gene GeRue wrote:
> > For months I've been trying to find an herb or other plant that
> > could provide a little income or barter potential  once the
> > greenhouse is finished. I've put heavy thought into salvia d.
>
> Many people lose their rosemary plants during the winter. Even those
>  who keep them in pots and take them in for the winter kill them with
>  the wrong amount of water or sunlight. Might check with outlets in
>  your area and see if there is a market. 
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