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Rosemary Seeds - Description
- Rosemary Seeds
- Official Name: Rosmarinus Officinalis
- Packet Size: 100 Seeds
- Evergreen Shrub with Grey-Green Foliage
- Eventual Height & Spread: 60cm
Rosemary Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sowing time: Mid Spring or sow outdoors after last frost
- Sowing Location: In pots or direct into soil
- See our how to grow tab for full sowing instructions
Rosemary Seeds - Uses
- Compliments a wide variety of foods
- Rosemary leaves are known for relieving cold symptoms and headaches
- Can be made into a herbal tea to stimulate blood circulation
- Ornamental shrub
- Used in Italian style gardens
- Can be used to form a low hedgerow
- Used to create parterres in herb gardens
Rosemary Seeds - Advantages
- Extremely easy to propagate and care for
- A large herb
- Fragrant
- Great value
- Excellent quality
- Variety of uses
- Tastes great
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- How to Transplant
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing time: Mid Spring
- Sowing location: Sow indoors in 9cm pots
- Use potting compost & perlite mix
- Soak well before sowing
- Sow three seeds per 9cm pot
- Requires light to germinate so do not cover with soil
- Germination rates can be low as 40%
How to Transplant
- Transplant seedlings after approx 8 weeks
- Transplant directly outdoors
- Be sure that frost has passed before planting out
- Young plants will die in the frost
- Harden off before transplanting to outdoors location
- Prefers a sunny location
- Soil: Must be free draining - rosemary can not sit in wet soils
- Moderate to low fertility is fine
Crop Maintenance
- Once established Rosemary is a hardy plant
- To maintain shape & vigour cut back after flowering
- Cut stems back to approx 1 inch above old wood each year
- Cut back hard each year to prevent plant from getting leggy
- For best results grow in a raised bed
How to Harvest
- Do not harvest plant too early
- To harvest, remove fresh stalks & use straight away
- Plant is a perennial & can be harvested over many years
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Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
