Growing Bay Leaf...................
The cultivation of Sweet Bay Laurel
Website: Sweet bay requires full sun, but needs protection from easterly winds with a soil or compost with lime. Water regularly, but not too much during the summer months. During the winter, it needs very little water.
Reproduction: Only the experienced gardener should try spreading sweet bay. Take 4 inch cutting stems in late summer. Plant cutting in a heated propagator at high humidity, then transplanted to a frost-free place. It is best to grow a pot plant to sample and buy in the spring.
Growing: A sweet laurel will grow to about 15 - 20 meters high in milder climates. Its growth is slow, only about 1 foot per year. This is a large plant growing in a large tank for the first 5 years of his life. If you live in a country where the winters do not reach below 25 degrees, you can plant them outdoors. If you live in an area with severe winter weather, leave it in the pot and bring it indoors in winter.
Harvesting: To harvest leaves, take only a few leaves from the sides of the stem. Cutting off a branch tip, the work branch in a fuller shrub.
Culinary uses: In the kitchen, do not forget that the sweet bay more than the dried bay leaves, so use sparingly. The fragrance is not available until the sheet is heated, if the oils are released. A fresh leaf in stews, sauces and spaghetti is plentiful in the rule.
Website: Sweet bay requires full sun, but needs protection from easterly winds with a soil or compost with lime. Water regularly, but not too much during the summer months. During the winter, it needs very little water.
Reproduction: Only the experienced gardener should try spreading sweet bay. Take 4 inch cutting stems in late summer. Plant cutting in a heated propagator at high humidity, then transplanted to a frost-free place. It is best to grow a pot plant to sample and buy in the spring.
Growing: A sweet laurel will grow to about 15 - 20 meters high in milder climates. Its growth is slow, only about 1 foot per year. This is a large plant growing in a large tank for the first 5 years of his life. If you live in a country where the winters do not reach below 25 degrees, you can plant them outdoors. If you live in an area with severe winter weather, leave it in the pot and bring it indoors in winter.
Harvesting: To harvest leaves, take only a few leaves from the sides of the stem. Cutting off a branch tip, the work branch in a fuller shrub.
Culinary uses: In the kitchen, do not forget that the sweet bay more than the dried bay leaves, so use sparingly. The fragrance is not available until the sheet is heated, if the oils are released. A fresh leaf in stews, sauces and spaghetti is plentiful in the rule.
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