Rosemary

 When I moved to Sarajevo last May while out on a run I took 5 cuttings from a Rosemary bush, Rosmarinus Officinalis to use it's latin name. They were all similar to the one seen to the left. I put them in a cup filled with water and left them. Topping up the water level as needed. It took a little while but eventually roots began to appear. I waited until there were quite a few roots and then potted them up in separate pots in a general soil mix.
Over the summer they stayed outside on my balcony and when the weather got colder I brought them inside, pinching out the tips and using them in my cooking.

Here in the photo to the left you see the result of almost one year of growth.
Fresh Rosemary is a great addition to your kitchen so if you can get a hold of a cutting or 2  and start them as I did in water. once they are nice and big you can also plant one in your garden.
Good luck and happy gardening :)

Persimmon

A few times I have tried to grow a Persimmon tree without success. I think the first time I didn't wait long enough for the seed to germinate and then gave up and threw it away.
Just recently I discovered a video blogger called the Kiwi grower and learned the secret from him. It seems you I needed to put the seed in a wet folded paper towel and then a zip lock plastic bag then put in a warm place and wait 3 to 4 weeks.
In the middle of December I did this and place the bag next to the chimney stack in my room. After 4 weeks the seed had still not germinated but was quite fat, so I waited and after about 6 weeks there was a root about 1/2 an inch long. I carefully place the seed in the the pot you see in the picture and put it back by the chimney. After a further 2 weeks I saw a shoot emerging, I then put a plastic bag over the top like a tent and placed it in a window. As you can see from the photo it has progressed quite nicely and I am very happy with the results so far :)