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Join Date: Jan 2013
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I always thought bay leaves used for cooking were those from the sweetbay magnolia that is widespread in swamps in the SE US. Apparently that's a different plant altogether.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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I just read a little bit about the so called Laurel forest and the habitat of the Bay trees. Very interesting. Worth |
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
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I had no idea that I live in a laurel forest!
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Zone 6b
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I brought mine inside last fall and it survived until I put it outside too early in the spring. Picked up a new one from Terra Greenhouses because we like using the bay leaves in cooking. A day or two on the counter is recommended before using.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Anybody successful in propagating cuttings? I pot up some small branches, dipped in rooting hormones first, then covered the pot with plastic. I also had a few bare brances that i dipped one end with rooting hormones then wrapped up the entire thing in layers of wet newspaper, then sealed in plastic bags.... It's been a week, we'll see if any would take. The wet newspaper way is very effective in propagating roses, it takes three weeks for roots to emerge.
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC
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"then wrapped up the entire thing in layers of wet newspaper, then sealed in plastic bags."
How or where do you keep these wrapped stems? |
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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I just leave them on a shelf, so room temperature, there are many layers of newspapers and three additional plastic bags, so no light gets in. I only used stems, no leaves at all, and the root side also get some bark removed to get more exposure.
I just opened the packages up to check for progress and applied a bit more water to the newspaper. Now at 10 days, all rose stems have swelling, as well as blueberries, likely they will be ready for potting in a week. This is a very simple and effective way of propagation after several years of me trying other ways. I learned this from a youtube post from a professional nursery guy. The bay stems showed no change, but stay green. I think they will root this way but slower than other stems. Sorry for off topic a bit. |
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Rose stems roots emerging.
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