Help pleases my husband is cooking a lamb meal & asked me if he can buy this in a supermarket ? I really don't feel like driving around them all looking today .Thank you
rainrain1,
May 23, 7:51pm
a garden centre
awoftam,
May 23, 7:53pm
Good idea rainrain - then OP can pop the rest in a pot or the garden and fresh rosemary on tap for ever more!
rainrain1,
May 23, 7:56pm
Also the warehouse might have some in their garden area, it will be with the herbs
lyndad59,
May 23, 8:14pm
Thank you for the help !
beaker59,
May 23, 8:57pm
Here in Auckland the council plant lots of rosemary in Gardens of parks never takes long to find it. Also our Local PaknSav has it growing in its carpark gardens. Look around Urban foraging is the way ;)
When you find some take a cutting and plant it in the garden at home it will do well in a pot on the patio if you are an apartment dweller.
rainrain1,
May 23, 9:52pm
yes it's everywhere
hilt_dwane,
May 23, 10:41pm
I have heard that if you have it growing, at pruning time, trim up some stalks for later use in kebabs on the bbq. My rosemary has got right out of hand so will be getting a hard chop in the near future and I will do a few skewers for later use
lyndad59,
May 23, 11:16pm
I phoned the local garden centre & we went there after lunch & got a pot of Rosemary for $4.50 ! SO pleased & we will plant it in the garden after the weekend ,as they are talking snow ! Thanks for all your help
beaker59,
May 25, 12:12am
It sure is, when mum died we all camped out in her unit at the retirement village during the time up to her funeral I remember doing a massive lamb roast and walking the village picking rosemary thyme and bay to bed the roast on. Got difficult as everyone wanted to talk about Mum and drink tea etc. My sister had volunteered to go to the shop but I said the residents would be insulted if we bought rosemary while staying there I was right all the Nanna's had rosemary bushes in their little gardens.
sarahb5,
May 25, 2:33am
Can buy fresh in most supermarkets but look at what's in your neighbourhood - lots of places have Rosemary hanging over walls, etc. our local school and rest home do and if I don't have much in the garden I just grab a handful from there.
sarahb5,
May 25, 2:35am
Plant in rough ground and neglect it - they are very hardy plants which grow wild in Greece on rough ground without much water
samanya,
May 25, 2:49am
Good on you. I'd also snick a few cuttings on your neighbourhood travels, poke them in the ground & wait a few months & bingo . new plants & btw snow doesn't bother Rosemary plants one bit. mine thrive through -5+ & snow. .
rainrain1,
May 26, 1:21am
Look behind the Kentucky Fried Chicken car parks lol
samanya,
May 26, 1:36am
Hey good idea. I got caught snicking a cutting of French Tarragon (at the time you could only buy the inferior Russian variety) . neglected herb garden in the car park of an upmarket cafe . Sam spotted it, & while trying to get a rooted cutting . guess who walks out the back door, for a cigarette . the chef! Got caught rrrse up in the act! I fessed up & he gave me his blessing . phew!I in fact he admitted that he needed to look after the garden more & use more stuff from it. KFC wouldn't give a rat's patootie.
nauru,
May 26, 3:33am
I've neglected mine hoping it will slow down it's growth, no such luck. It has gone mad since it's last haircut.
sarahb5,
May 26, 3:36am
I planted 3 small prostrate Rosemary plants a couple of years ago - I wish there was a market for it because other than weeds Rosemary and parsley are about the only things I can grow - I don't do anything with it other than just cut it and use it
awoftam,
May 26, 3:46am
Bruise it and put it in some good olive oil,and sit in a cool darkish place for a couple of weeks. Lovely to rub over lamb after a week or so. Add garlic or whatever as you fancy.
sarahb5,
May 26, 3:53am
I use it often and use the dry "sticks" as kebab skewers
roshu,
Jul 7, 2:03pm
Some of the New World supermarkets have herb plants potted up in the vege section
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