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  • From: zaid AT norwichmeadowsfarm.com
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] rosemary/organic seed
  • Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:00:39 -0700

I have had great success with Rosemary from seed. Follow the
instructions on the seed packet from Johnny's and I have between 50-85%
germination. I will be starting the seed next week however. I sell
potted Rosemary every year from the same years seed.

Zaid Kurdieh
Norwich Meadows Farm, LLC


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] rosemary/organic seed
> From: road's end farm <organic101 AT linkny.com>
> Date: Sat, January 07, 2006 11:07 pm
> To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
>
>
> On Jan 6, 2006, at 6:06 AM, Lori Sands wrote:
>
> > Rosemary is a notorious non-germinator, meaning that if you plant 200
>
> > seeds
> > you will end up with about 25 plants. Johnny's has a new variety
> that
> > is
> > supposed to be much more reliable but which we can't use as it is
> not
> > organic seed. (have heard that its good, though as far as better
> > germination)
> >
>
> Talk to your certifier. If you can't find the specific variety as
> organic seed, and if you have a good reason to use the specific variety
>
> (your certifier might well think decent germination was a good enough
> reason) it might be OK to use it.
>
> -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
> Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
>
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  • Re: [Market-farming] rosemary/organic seed, zaid, 01/08/2006

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