Finally I can conclude that my rosemary propagation experiments are successful. They all look healthy and most importantly, all have put out new leaves and shoots. It was quite a while before I could see any sign of life, which is similar to the curry plant. Even if they are heading towards death, they look seemingly green and fine. So the only way I knew they are actually growing is by the new shoots/leaves which they are producing.
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I have propagated all of them by standing cut stems in water, both soft and hard cuttings. It took almost a month before roots could be seen. From previous blogs, I mentioned that the hard cuttings seem to root better. And those which are taken as heel cuttings did even better. See http://organic-is-better.blogspot.com/2009/02/propagating-rosemary-and-can-o-worms.html.
Heel cutting from the original rosemary plant which I bought is doing well. It was potted in a mix of premium potting mix and propagating sand.
Rosemary hardwood cutting from original rosemary plant as well but potted into a mix of premium potting mix and coarse sand.
Rosemary hardwood cutting from one roadside potted in a mixture of regular potting mix with peat moss.
Hardwood rosemary cuttings from road side potted in a mixture of premium potting mix and coarse sand with addition of seasol. One of them flowered. (http://organic-is-better.blogspot.com/2009/03/cold-morning.html) Another was going too but I pinched off the flower buds. Since then, they have put on new leaves.
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