I have white liquid filled polyps on my outdoor rosemary.
Does this look like what you're seeing? https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spittlebug-control.htm
If not, you can send us a picture via this page, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ask-a-question/
and we may be able to identify the "polyps" for you.
Need to know how to trim my rosemary plant, which is huge - about 5-6 ft wide, 3-4 ft high, 3-4 deep.
This article will help with that: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/rosemary/pruning-rosemary.htm
I live in Central Alabama. I have a Rosemary bush that is 8 years old and has thrived for years but this spring it's dying, all except for a few sprigs . Can it be saved?
Before you can save it, you need to know what's wrong with it. First , think about any changes that may have happened around the plant: have trees grown up around it to shade it? has something happened to change the soil around it so that it's staying too wet or too dry? was herbicide used in its neighborhood that might have blown or washed into it? Look at the leaves and stems to see if there are strange colorations or markings - these could be indicators or disease or pests. This article might give you some ideas: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/rosemary/brown-rosemary-plants.htm
If you see signs of disease or insects, you can take some leaf samples to the Extension Service for analysis. This link will help you locate the nearest one: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search/
My husband and I just bought a new home and the previous owner had a very large Rosemary bush. It seemed to take over the whole corner of the garden. We want to cut it back (drastically) but are afraid we might kill it if we cut it back too far. How far is too far? Would you recommend this, or should we take a branch and plant it and remove the older bush completely?
Cut! Cut, cut, cut. This article will tell you how: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/rosemary/pruning-rosemary.htm
I live in Seward, Nebraska. I am zone 5. I want to grow Rosemary and am told it's a zone 5 plant and that it should over winter well. Yet, I cannot find anyone who has managed to keep it alive over winter. Can you tell me how this is done, or is Rosemary not a zone 5 plant for my area? When winter season comes, should I keep it in the house and how? Thank you for your time.
Rosemary is really a zone 6 plant. You can get it to winter over in zone 5 if it is in a sheltered location, like near the foundation of a house. Even then it will be iffy. It is best to either bring it in for the winter or buy new ones each year. This article should help with its care indoors: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/rosemary/grow-rosemary-indoors.htm
I have recently bought a Rosemary bush and had one before. Would it be advisable to plant the new one in the same spot in my herb garden? The first Rosemary bush, which has now died, had some yellowed needles, and I would like to plant the new one in roughly the same area. How much space should I leave, and is it correct or advisable to plant the new one in the same bed or spot? If so, how far from the old site?
H-m-m-m, I love rosemary. I can smell it just writing the word. It's always advisable to place a new plant of the same variety as one that died in a slightly different spot, in case there are lingering pathogens, and also to avoid possible mineral depletions. I should think a couple of feet away would be enough. FYI, here's an article on growing rosemary: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/rosemary/growing-rosemary-plants-rosemary-plant-care.htm
A very large group of rosemary bushes (20 ft in diameter) in a city park was trimmed in an extreme manner - to the ground in an effort to kill the plants - by the parks dept. Is it possible to regrow the plants from the root structure in ground or do we need to replant? If the root structure will regenerate, what is best way to regrow the plants?
As long as the roots are alive, they will send up new growth. This article will help determine if the plant is still alive: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/how-to-tell-if-a-plant-is-dead-and-how-to-recover-an-almost-dead-plant.htm