I've just bought a rosemary plant, half price, at the supermarket. It's intended to be an xmas decoration but I never thought the growing instructions would say "not for consumption" what the heck do you think they have done to it? Pesticides maybe??

Is it of the "plastic, lead paint" variety?

Joking aside, I've not had much luck growing rosemary here. I've tried to grow it indoors and it just stops growing (before it begins to look useful). Outside, the hardy variety seeds I bought (drought resistant, allegedly) died within days of it beginning its acclimatisation to being transplanted outdoors.

I miss the bush I had back in England. I could take whatever I wanted from it on a Sunday afternoon and it'd come right back for more [trimming] the next weekend.

Canada just isn't the same

I understand - rosemary was one of my favourite plants back in the old country It doesn't survive the winters here so you have to bring it indoors and hope it doesn't shrivel up and wither away. As so many things do in the cold.

I cant make up my mind if thats serious or not Maybe I'm just a tad childish

I would go with the tad childish

but there's nowt wrong with that

yep I read that and LMAO!!! Nothing quite like trimming your bush on a Sunday afternoon

If anyone needs a bush trimming tomorrow afternoon just shout and I'll be around with my shears

Shouldn't this thread be merged with the one on waxing?

Probably not been tested by the food police.

That's a thought but are herbs generally?

My knowledge from Ontario is a bit old, so feel free to ignore: I believe that indicates the grower/seller is not guaranteeing the plant is from a completely organic and pesticide-free environment.

And the government in general does not seem overly supportive of people using herbs as "medicine." For example, it might be dangerous to ingest a large amount of rosemary with high blood pressure meds. I have no idea how much rosemary would constitute "a large amount" so I'm not much help, I guess.

Could be good in stuffing. HA