SimplyHerbs™ Rosemary Seeds

Have grown this variety twice and had germination from each pellet on both occasions. The 2018 crop transplanted well and over wintered under agribon cloth. On the cusp of growing zones 6 and 7 the plants grew well and provided several cuttings through the growing season.

I planted my 10 Rosemary pellets in small pots of soil on Jan. 7th, and my first sprouts started to emerge on Jan. 19th. Rosemary has a bad reputation for slow germination, but the pelleted seeds I bought through Park Seed seem to be doing fine. So far, 4 of the pots have at least 1-2 sprouts emerging. I have my 10 small pots in a tray, on top of a warming mat, and covered with a dome to keep in the humidity. I have no doubt that by springtime, I will have many little Rosemary plants to bring outdoors.

I wasn't very hopeful of getting any germination out of year-old seeds, yet 6 out of 8 came up. I sowed them in a 60-cell biodome and added a heat mat a few days later.

I started these indoors in sterile seed starter mix and grow lights. I followed the directions on the package. After Mother's Day weekend, I hardened off and transferred outside to a pot. I barely watered it, as rosemary does not need much more than normal Chicago summer rains. It did grow to 14" tall. I had four harvests! I could had more. I used this to cook with, make rosemary oil. This year, it will be a companion plant to my ornamental cabbage.