Pulling rosemary in the apartment »Is that possible?

Rosemary belongs outside

Actually, a window sill full of herb pots would be very practical, especially in the kitchen, after all, the way to the saucepan is not that far. But with a few exceptions, most kitchen herbs are not suitable for cultivation in the apartment - not even rosemary. In summer, the Mediterranean plant either wants to be in the garden or on the balcony stand in a sunny, sheltered spot. It's that in the apartment sun-hungry plant simply too dark, as the window panes filter the incident sunlight extremely strongly. What seems bright to us already means dark night for the plants.

Exception: overwintering rosemary

Only in the cold season you can bring your rosemary into the house, although it should not be in the heated living room even now. Rosemary is adapted to a change of seasons and therefore needs its winter rest. In the warm living room, however, it will continue to remain in the vegetation phase and very quickly let its needles hang exhausted due to used up energy reserves. It is best to overwinter the plant in a light and cool, but frost-free place with temperatures of around 10 ° C.

Housekeeping promotes pest infestation

A rosemary kept in the home will most likely muckle away and, due to its weakness, quickly attacked by pests will. The experienced rosemary owner is already familiar with this phenomenon from the winter, because most pests appear towards the end of winter. The rosemary is particularly endangered by it Spider mites and thrips, plant lice like Mealybugs, scale lice and mealybugs as well as various fungi that can attack both the leaves and the roots.

Tips & Tricks

: If you want to grow herbs like rosemary, don't buy pots from the supermarket. These very quickly grown herbs are intended for quick consumption and usually die quickly. Instead, you can get plants from the gardener or Pull rosemary yourself.

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