Rosemary Weed Management

Unfortunately, rosemary plants often suffer from weeds, which compete with plants in terms of space, access to sunlight, water and nutrients. The presence of weeds will have a negative effect in the quantity of fresh plant material harvested as well as in the quality of essential oil. It is necessary for all rosemary growers to have a sound weed control strategy, which differs significantly between countries, law framework, means of production, industry to which the product is intended etc.

The first measures against weeds are taken with the first tillage, well before planting the seedlings. A second very important step towards effective weed control is the frequent tillage or the hand weeding of the area between the rows of the plants. Inside the row of the plants, healthy mature rosemary plants normally do not allow weeds to appear, due to their dense spacing. However, professional rosemary farmers check regularly for the presence of weeds inside the row and carefully remove weeds by hand if needed.

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1.) Rosemary Plant Information

2.) How to grow Rosemary at home

3.) Growing Rosemary for Profit

4.) Rosemary Growing Conditions

5.) Sowing and Planting Rosemary, Seeding Rate and Number of Plants per Hectare

6.) Rosemary Water Requirements

7.) Rosemary Fertilizer Requirements

8.) Rosemary Weed Control

9.) Rosemary Harvest

10.) Rosemary Plant Essential Oil Yield

11.) Q&As Rosemary Plant

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