Oh dear... I got overexcited and already repotted the Rosemary. I hope it doesn't die.

Be careful with it....make sure it doesn't roast in the sun.

Josh

I moved it to an area that only has an hour or two of sunlight in the mornings, while it recovers from being transplanted.

But I'm a bit worried, the rosemary is not looking so great. Some of the leaves are curling and going brown and black. I have attached some pictures, do you think it's going to die?

Can't tell yet. But like I said, they don't tolerate small pots very well.
I would have grown the foliage super bushy for a few months, then done the re-potting once the plant was at its maximum level of vitality.

Josh

Don't mean to go O.T. but why are your pictures so big? Mine upload small, you then have to run your cursor over them to enlarge.

I hope the rosemary pulls through, it has a very cool trunk.

Rob

Thanks Rob. The rosemary is looking worse today.

I'm not sure why my pictures are big. I just clicked the 'Photo' tab under the post editor and uploaded them from my iPad.

Ok thanks, sending positive growing thoughts your way!

Rob

UPDATE?

Rob

The rosemary is getting progressively worse. The lower left branch seems to have completely died, while the rest of the plant is developing brown tips on the leaves - much how the lower left branch began to deteriorate.

I've been keeping the soil moist. Any advice? I have a feeling it's going to completely die. :/

Yeah, it probably will. I've never seen them survive this treatment, personally.

Josh

Keep in mind rosemary doesn't like wet feet, now in it's current state it will be using less water than normal. even if the plant loses all of it's leaves it may still be alive. you can gently scratch the bark to see if there is green wood beneath the surface, if so there is still hope.

Was this plant in "regular potting soil" before the transplant?

Rob

I agree - think you've been keeping it too wet and maybe being too careful about amount of sun to balance that - let it have more (sun).

Thanks for the tips. I've been trying to give it a bit more sun and less water. It's deterioration seems to be slowing a bit, not sure if that is a sign for hope.

Rob, yes I think the Rosemary was in regular potting soil before the transplant. It's in a bonsai mix now. Here is the latest picture as of this afternoon.

Hi sat, I notice the roots & trunk look darker in recent pics.?

I asked you about the soil because I had the same problem w/ a Fukien tea tree. (I realize they're totally different plants.) I had put it in bonsai soil & it went downhill fast. in short, as time went by the tree looked destined for certain death. As a LAST DITCH effort I gently re-transplanted it back into reg, potting soil (FoxFarm Ocean Forest). I kept a close eye on it for 4 months, watering only when the soil was almost completely dry (at that point it wasn't using much). My tree had gone completely bare, most people would have thrown it away.

I don't know exactly what saved it but after I put it back into "soil" it began to recover.

I know this is counterintuitive to what you might think & like I said this was the absolute last idea I had to save my tree. I just thought I would run that by you.

If you're interested I just posted a thread about my tree in this forum titled: "Fukien Tea - making a comeback!!!".

Good luck.

Rob

Hi Rob, the roots and trunk are darker because it got some soil on it during the transplant I think. Thank you for your tip about repotting in regular soil mix - not sure if I want to do it in this delicate state though.

I have attached a couple of new pictures I just took. Is it time to chuck it out? I have noticed what seems to be tiny bits of new growth (I have circled them in the photos). Not sure if it's still alive or just doesn't know it's dead yet.

Well, it's been two weeks, from the pics it still looks very much alive. If you can bend the branch's & they don't snap like a dried twig, you got life!

Depending on your attachment to the plant, and how long your willing to nurse it, after all Rosemary is easy to come by.

As for me, I would remain optimistic.:-)

Rob

Well I love the trunk on this plant, so I hope you nuture it! Good luck to you either way! I've been following this for the few days I've been on here and I was hoping for an update. :)

Nicole