Before I had a garden, I used to buy loads of rosemary for the holiday cooking season. Inevitably, there would be left over stalks. To reduce waste, sometimes I would dry them, but the clippings with a woody stalks make for perfect candidates for propagation. I strip off some leaves to expose a stalk of 2 to 3 inches. Left in water – just clean water – and a warm location, the roots will start sprouting vigorously. Transferred into a planter, and they’ll be new rosemary plants in no time!
Friendly reminder to Reduce, Reuse, and Regrow your herbs.
Dry your leftover Thanksgiving herb packs or try to regrow them if conditions are met. I was successful with rosemary, but yes this can technique can work with many other common herbs as well, like this thyme!
In fact, I didn’t even even need to root this one. The thyme sprigs with the woody stems were already putting out roots while in the box. I just need to get them revived in some water before planting.
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