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Rosemary

Woody drought plant. A “sad” rosemary is almost always overwatered, not thirsty.

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Rosemary dries out from the top when the roots are rotten below. Before watering more, remove the root ball and smell it.

Care

Sun, wind, pot that drains, water when it feels light. Continuous kitchen pruning.

Dry branches due to collar fungi. Scale sometimes. No hydrogel.

Substrate with clay pebbles and perlite. Pot 7-11 L, not a bucket without holes.

Can a dry branch recover?

The branch cannot. Cut to live wood. If the collar is soft, it's difficult.

Fertilizer?

Little. Excess N gives tender shoots that burn in the sun.

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Mediterranean plant for poor, dry soil. Overwatering is its enemy.

Without water drainage, even the most expensive substrate turns into a swamp with yellow leaves.

Overwatering kills more plants than August vacations.