Planting rosemary in-ground in Zone 7
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lemon thyme and rosemary - will it live through a zone 7 winter?
Comments (13)One rosemary plant (common) has been going great guns in front of my Arlington house for 4 years. Once in a 4-inch pot, it now sprawls more than 4 foot high and 6 feet wide despite repeated cuttings and samples given to friends. A couple of years ago, I was surprised to see it blooming in January--now I find blooms around 9 months every year. FYI one of the rosemary plants at Green Springs garden also starts blooming midwinter, but other well-established plants in the Bishop's Garden over at the National Cathedral remain unbudded until spring. I also have a couple of smaller and newer rosemary plants in a terrace garden that are doing fine, as are my sages. Only problem I've had with rosemary is with seeds not sprouting or damping off. Caution: I did manage to kill a creeping rosemary in Philadelphia a few years ago and couldn't revive a store-bought potted Christmas-rosemary-tree a couple of years ago, so I won't guarantee winter-hardiness of the varies subspecies. Lemon thyme seems more tender, perhaps the least hardy of the thymes. I've never had problems with my common nor creeping thymes--one common thyme survived for years on a Philadelphia roof deck until ignored by a really neglectful tenant. By contrast, I lost lemon thymes a couple of winters in a row here in Arlington. Thus, last winter I decided to split a spring-purchased plant. Turned out that part left in the ground survived the mild winter just fine, as did its 2 offspring in the coldframe next to the house, but one of the two plantlets kept indoors died--tricky to water them neither too much nor too little, or maybe just not enough sun (tho peppers and a couple of creeping geraniums overwintered successfully on the same shelf)....See MoreShare your experience with Jasmines in the ground (Zone 7 or less)
Comments (2)Lol! Robert :) they come back since we have had very mild winters the last few years. I've kept one in a pot as back up :) Also probably a micro climate thing just helps, not sure we are really in Z7.. we have short winters too. I'm pushing the zone limit, hope it doesn't back fire!...See MoreAnyone growing Owari Satsuma in ground in zone 7b?
Comments (25)im growing Meyer lemon and Armstrong Satsuma in ground here in bixby ok. 7a. My technique is similar and based off of the guy Dave mentioned above. 25 C9 lights come on at 38F. I added a small heater that I only use when outside is below 15. The lights can maintain about 15 degrees above outside on their own. So far we have had several nights below 10. Covering is 2 layers of white frost cloth when its below 38 but above 20. Below 20 I add 1 plastic tarp and one green frost cloth. Water bottles are there to just help buffer the temps and add a little heat. Meyer is in full bloom right now. I plan to graft Miho and Dekopon/Sumo to the armstrong. mike...See MorePlanting Elderberry (Zones 4-7) in California (Zone 9a)
Comments (15)SWGB was first published in 1954 and the most recent, ninth edition, was published in 2012. So no, it is not reissued every year. And the essential info does not change...it just gets added to and updated. The amount of variables and data compiled for the SWG zones is very detailed. Which is why there are 24 zones just for the state of CA compared to only 13 zones for the entire country under the USDA zonal system. The factors that are evaluated to develop the zones include latitude, elevation, marine influence, continental air influence, rainfall, both high and low temperatures, mountains and hills, growing seasons and microclimates. For example, the Bay area where you live has 4 distinct climate zones. The book does not just address California....it encompasses pretty much everything west of the Rockies, as gardening in the western portion of the country is really very different from anywhere else. Even though we may share similar USDA zones. The elder could certainly be used as a hedge plant. And is, in mixed hedgerow settings as are common in the UK. But with a hedge comprised of a single plant species/cultivar, there is always the risk of one or more dying before its time for whatever reason, leaving a too obvious gap in the hedge. Mix it up. It is a lot more interesting and contributes more to biodiversity on all levels. I sure wouldn't like the look of it pruned into a formal or geometric shape (and it wouldn't stay like that for very long) but nothing says you can't have an untrimmed, more natural looking specimen plant surrounded by low trimmed hedges....See Morejustintn_z7
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