Photo taken by Author at
Tagawa Gardens, Aurora, Colorado

Blue Spires grows to about 2 feet tall. Of course pinching or cutting the tops of the growing plants will force wider bushier growth. 

Blue Boy is another dwarf variety topping out about 24 inches. This makes it an excellent indoor candidate. It flowers freely with excellent flavor for cooking. Ref: http://www.richters.com/show.cgi?page=MagazineRack/Articles/GrowingHerbsIndoors.html

Rosemary growing indoors requires at least 5 hours of good sunlight daily supplemented by fluorescent grow lighting another 10 to 12 hours daily.

Again remember not to overwater. Overwatering kills more indoor plants than about any other practice.

Harvesting – Once your rosemary plant starts producing stems with leaves, use scissors or knife to cut stems from the plant. Never cut more than ¼ of all stems on the plant or you might kill it. Trimming regularly will induce fresh growth and tender leaves or needles as some call them for use.
http://www.backyard-vegetable-gardening.com/harvesting-rosemary.html 

Storing – Cut the stems with the leaves intact. Tie into bunches and hang to dry. Once the leaves have dried out totally, they can be removed and stored in an airtight container for several months.

Uses – The flowers can be eaten directly or used in salads.  Use rosemary in Italian red sauces, rosemary pesto, to make flavored cooking oils and vinegars, rosemary chicken, on salmon, in rosemary beads, roasted red potatoes and onions, herb pork chops with rosemary, parsley and sage just to mention a few uses.


BBQ Rosemary 4/15/2012