I am the proud owner of a Marjoram plant. It is one of only two plants I have. (The other is Parsley) I would hate her to die.

All of the big leaves look healthy. But the small leaves keep goind dark and dying. Especially the ones along the stems. If the plant can never grow new leaves, it's hasn't got much of a future.

It lives in a 300ml pot, inside, on the windowsill. I give it about 50ml water every day. Is this too much? Not enough?

Does anyone know what's wrong and what I can do about it?

Growing herbs inside,

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[This message was edited by JerseyTomater on 10-09-02 at 09:12 AM.]

How long have you had this plant?

Neither Marjoram nor Parsley are perinnials...which means eventually both will go to seed. Parsley is a bienniel, so it will live for two years.

If the problem with the Marjoram has just begun, it may be because it's season is almost over. You can preserve the life of the plant longer by pinching the tops of the stems to keep it from forming flowers.

If it's been happening for more than a month it may not be getting enough light or too much water. Wait to water until the soil is dry to the tip of your finger. Also, be sure to rotate the plant everyday so that the leaves are getting equal amounts of light.

I hope this helps!!

Another thing I thought of was temprature. Marjorams don't like the cold. Is it cold where you are? Does the temp drop low at night? You may want to move the plant to a warmer part of the house once night has fallen and put it back by the window in the morning.

"How long have you had this plant?"
About two weeks. 'Had to bring her home from the shops in a backpack, which she probably didn't enjoy.

"it may be because it's season is almost over."
Hmm, I probably should have mentioned that we're in the Southern hemishphere - so the season is anything but over.

"Is it cold where you are?"
Not really. And I do bring her in off the windowsill at night, then back out in the light in the morning. Soon the Parsley is going to start getting jealous...

"may not be getting enough light or too much water."
Well, the light should be fine, it gets 14 hours of daylight, plus another few of artificial. But I'll try with less watering. If only she would tell me when she's thirsty!

The other problem is stems - some sections of tem are going dark orange and shrivelling up - even when other parts of the same brach remain healthy. How does that work?

And new leaves are still forming - they just die when they're a few millimetres big. Should I pull them off?