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Termite fumigation and plants

10 years ago

My very old Rosemary (Rosmarinus huntington) plants have been either damaged or killed by termite tent fumigation. The plants, which were right up against a wooden deck, were under the tent. They are brown. Is there any way they will come back? What can I do? If they are dead forever, should I pull the roots up and replant with something new?

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zzackey
10 years ago
Geez, sorry to hear that. I'd pull it out. I wouldn't want to eat an herb that had been exposed to a strong dose of chemicals.
BarbJP 15-16/9B CA Bay Area
10 years ago
Yep, they're gonners. Luckily Rosemary is cheap and grows fast.
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Fori
10 years ago
I had some plants that went through that--not rosemary though. They appeared to have been cooked under the tent. I don't think the pesticide killed them.

Mine came back. I would not pull yours yet. If you can live with their current ugliness, wait and see if they put out new leaves.

I assume these are nice old hedge-type rosemary and not really for eating? and not something quickly replaced?

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