Rooting Your Own Cuttings for a Fast Growing Privacy Screen | English Laurel Plant Propagation
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Rooting your own cuttings is fun and rewarding. You can start your own fast growing privacy screen or plant hedge in your back yard for free and I'm going to show you how. Enjoy the watching me root cuttings of English Laurel, the fasted growing hedge plant for privacy. This is plant propagation 101, for beginners, in a condensed format. And then when you're ready, check out the links below. The videos below go into much greater depth and detail on this project. Have fun in the garden!
Rooting English Laurel Cuttings in a Propagation Frame:
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Clonex Rooting Gel: amzn.to/37WqhJF
Dip N Grow Rooting Liquid: amzn.to/2WXIU9Q
Corona Shears: amzn.to/2WUS2Mt
Leaf Trimming Shears: amzn.to/38KrVxt
Orchard Lopper: amzn.to/2Jt5pAo
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Indoor Grow Light: amzn.to/2WSxJiT
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Awesome content sir. Is there an update?
This is so satisfying to watch. The “kids” growing up and getting ready to leave home. 😉😊❤️
Thanks, I thought you'd enjoy this one.
Fantastic video, what type of soil / compost are you using please. Thank you 🙏
I have to say. Mike’s build is a great set up. The details he goes into makes it so any person could build this without any problems. It’s 100% worth the buy and education. Also Mike didn’t ask me to say this at all. I have been following Mike now for about 4 months and have learned so much. If I were you I would like, subscribe, and pay for the one time fee to join and get the info. Honestly. Thank you again Mike for sharing and being on here. You are an awesome guy.
I really appreciate that awesome review, Nate! I put a lot of effort into trying to help people be successful at this and it's comments like that that make it all worth it!
Yas! Update videos are the best! We need the green giant hedge update video next mike!!
Glad you enjoy them, David! I'll get to the green giants, I promise, LOL
Hi Mike. Thanks so much for this series. We have bought our first home and need 50m worth of hedging. After watching this series we went for laurel and I followed the steps, taking cuttings at the start of summer. We now have 100+ cuttings nicely rooted and in 2 summers from now will be ready to plant them saving us thousands £££!!! THANK YOU.
You mentioned in the video you would do more videos so we can see how they grew once you planted them. I can't see these - did you do any? Hope so. THANKS AGAIN.
Im new to gardening and this series gave me such confidence. Xxxx
I wanted to see that too
Mike, you’re a propagation master! You make it look so easy!! Watching you at work is a thing of beauty, you have my honorary doctorate in propagation. I look forward to seeing the laurels grow. Wishing you and your lovely family a warm and Happy New Year!!!
Thanks for the kind words and the "honorary doctorate", LOL. Happy New Year!
i saw the long version, this is an excellent refresher...catchy music too! yes, i would like to follow the progress as they grow in the landscape!!!
Cool, I'll make it happen. Glad you enjoyed it!
Love these videos. Last two and a half thousand cuttings took. Lost forty five up to now. Done nearly eight hundred so far this year thank you Mr K
Wow, you mean business!
Mike you inspire us! Our neighbor across the street has a massive, healthy laurel hedge that we want! We got permission from him to take cuttings and followed your video to the letter. Fingers crossed! Wish we could upload a picture or video to show you. We love your videos...have learned so much from them. We are in Tacoma, WA.
Awesome, neighbor! You can share pics on the Facebook group I Love Plant Propagation. To get into the group just answer all the questions and it will automatically let you in. Laurel are fun. Enjoy!
Brilliant idea for the propagation box!
Thanks! It works well.
Nice video.
I love that music!!!!!!!!!!
I love English Laural. we should plant it around our property
Let's do it! It's suck a lush and beautiful plant.
All right all right all right awesome video.
Haha, thanks Mark.
Watched all of the individual videos on this and is great now you have combined all the clips 😙🤘
Thanks, Matt! Thought you'd enjoy it.
Amazing propagation so beautiful all of them i show my banan plant in winter a lot of greetings from Serbia-Europa !
Thanks, I love this plant!
I’m interested in the English Laurel. Would you do a video on the pros and cons, the difference between English Laurel and Skip Laurel, can it grow in full shade, growing zones, what’s the full mature size? Also can you underplant beneath Leland cypress or close to it and how fast does it grow? I would really appreciate learning more. Also Mountain Laurel, can you do a comparison between English, Skip and Mountain Laurels. 🙏
Totally loving this series as well. Keep doing this type of stuff and I'll be cancelling my Netflix subscription. Looking forward to seeing how you plant them out and how they will grow.
Wow, that's saying something, LOL. Thanks for your support. More videos to come!
Hey Mike, love your videos! Thanks to you I learned how to propagate hydrangea cuttings for fun! Even messed about with some photinias too! I think you would enjoy propagating a Chilean Lantern Bush ot tree. It worked for me first time using your method!
Awesome! I'll have to look into it and see if I can pick one up on Ebay.
Happy New year Mike. Growing nice plants takes time. You have a lot of patience. Thinking ahead pays. Saw post on crype Myrtle's...Found them to root fairly easy following your methods. Even harder woody cuttings rooted. There big here in NC. Never thought rooting plants could be so easy an enjoyable. Thanks Mike. Green thumbs up for all the great videos.
Thanks, Dean, I appreciate it. I love doing this and got nothing but time. Gotta get my hands on some crepe myrtle. I get questions about that plant all the time. Happy New Year, Dean.
Hello Mike, a happy new year,to you and your family. I love your channel,which keeps me entertained and inspired ,during these trying times.
Glad to inspire! Happy New Year!!!
You’re the best Mike. And you always answer whatever questions I have. I feel like I know you personally. Thanks for all your help.
Have a Prosperous New Year!
Hey, thanks, Elmor! We do know each other personally and we talk right here on RUclips. Glad to answer your question and glad you enjoy the videos. I hope you and your family have a great New Year!
Great job Mike. The laurels look healthy
Thanks, Karen, I need to get these planted out on the property now so they've got room to take off.
Wow that's remarkable ,I have got to get a hoop house. I have a green house, but I think I better get a hoop house, cause what you are doing is what I want to do. I love all of my cacti and pineapple, dragonfruit, papaya, orange tree, etc but I need a place to work on the other loves of my life.
I I love this hoop house for landscape plants. I need a greenhouse around here, lol.
Thank you for the intro to these! I have a perfect location for them -now I can't wait to get my hands on one!
They are so beautiful in the landscape with their lush green leaves. Just make sure you've got the room to plant them.
Love your videos. I have learned a couple of points where I am failing.
Great! That's what it's all about
I agree with Judy Barker 💖💖💖💖
Glad you enjoyed it, Kristina!
@@MikeKincaid79 I did,thank you from the bottom of my heart for your every video and advises wish you and your family HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MORE BEAUTIFUL VIDEOS. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR 😄
Great video Mike.
Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video Mike, great finish to the year. Wishing you and your family a very happy and safe new year,
Thanks, Uncle Paul! Happy New Year to you and your family as well!
that was great! i have to show my brothers your propagation chamber, maybe then they will understand how to make this work, !!!HAVE A PROSPEROUS HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it and good luck to you and your brothers!
You are the best Mike . Wishing you and your family a safe and healthy New year. Hope 2021 is way btr than the one we will be leaving behind.
Me too, LOL. Happy New Year!
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I just did me some Vitex cuttings. I never even heard of it but it’s my new favorite tree/shrub, breathtaking! Happy New Year Mikey!
That sure is a pretty plant! Happy New Year!
Good to see you Mike! I hope they grow really big for you and that they don't take over! Happy and blessed New Year for you and your family! God bless you all! Hugs to you and the girls!🤗🤗❤
Always good to hear from you, Camelia! I hope you have a nice New Year and 2021 is good to you.
Thank you so much Mike! I hope so and for you too my friend! Hugs🤗🤗🤗
Hi Mike, happy new year to you and your beautiful family🎄
Happy New Year to you too, Sayeh!
Great info as usual Mike. Thank You.
Thanks, Paul, good to hear from you!
Thanks for the refresher!
You bet, Leena!
Hey Mike great video. So I did the little experiment and probably not the best time of I've got about a silver dollar root ball right now and thinking probably around February 14th I'm going to have to put these up. I do have a empty hoop house that's unheated you think it's okay for me to just put them in there until spring? I live just south of you and brush prairie Washington and by the way I would love to visit your place someday but we do get Frost here until May 10th I'm hoping they would be okay in there.
I love your videos
Happy New Year to you and your family, Mike. 2021 has to be better than 2020.
I'm really looking forward to rolling the numbers up, LOL. 2021 here we come, with a whole new outlook on life, haha. Happy New Year to you too, Judy!
Really nice video, i will try with my Portugese Laurel, but i wish to know how to make it more bushy and with more then 1 stem coming from the ground. Have to top it while is smaller so it can grow branches on the side?
Yes, early pruning will force it to branch out more and become bushy.
Great progress! Awesome video as usual.
Thank you, Farm Mom! You've got a pretty cool channel there yourself.
Hello, thank you for the video. I was really curious how you can multiply the green and beautiful plane trees. I planted them in front of my house and they produced fruit and I kept the seeds. You can also multiply them with signs. Did you use special chemical solutions? Can you tell me please?
I used dip n grow as a rooting hormone.
Have a Happy New Year Mike! You and Sean from EdibleAcres Got me rooting dozens and dozens of cuttings this winter in my basement ;) Now I just need to keep them all alive until Spring ;O always lookin forward to learning more from your experiments/developments!
More to come, Happy New Year to you too, Daniel!
thanks for the video. If you can please tell me what you protect them with to prevent them from being eaten by insects. I also have a fence made of shery laurel plants and they started eating them.
I don’t have any insect problems with this plant in my area. Not sure what you’re battling with.
Thanks for the video
You bet
Mike, thanks to your instructional videos I've managed to propogate 2000 of these, could you do a video on how to trim them so that they bush up? Thanks!
Sure, I can do that. Wow! 2000! Now that's commitment.
Hello Mike! I am from Europe, Hungary
Firstly I want to thank you for having this helpful video! I started my propagation of english laurel aswell in the early of april, but having mold problems, i put a plastic bag of them.
Not sure if I remove the plastic bag the roots will come because it will remove humidity, also please can you tell me which weather is the best to start? I started in 5-10 celsius degree, not sure it's too cold or the summer will be the best to do it?
Using rooting powder for some, and trying without it + using cinnamon for a few ! :)
I planted about 100-120, hope a lot of them will survive! :)
Thank you very much and would lovely to see another vidoes of them, I am also interested in planting leylandi cipruss for a hedge. :)
Keep it up please!You are very helpful!
I plan to do some Leyland Cypress cuttings soon. The English Laurel should be taken in mid summer from current seasons new growth that has slightly hardened off. It's called semi-firm wood at that stage. They will root very easily in the summer.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you very much! Will try it in the summer too! :D
Please can we have the Laurel growth progress videos you talked about! Pretty please!!!! x
I need to get this channel fired back up but if and when I do, I'll post an update. Many are in the ground now out on the corner of my property. Still small and getting established.
@@MikeKincaid79 Hope you do. We miss you. Go well!
man your amazing
You're too kind, Sam, thanks for watching!
Hey Mike great video.
What are you using for potting soil looks like some type of wood shavings?
Finely ground fir tree bark. Here's a video about it: ruclips.net/video/jQM9OE1G2Ug/видео.html and here's a video about rooting medium: ruclips.net/video/eLXHy4A4-xk/видео.html Good luck and have fun!
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Hey Mike,
Please can you advise what was the liquid mix you dipped it in after cutting and before planting
Dip-n-grow rooting hormone.
Hi! have two questions, one is how many days do you leave in the box creating roots , and how often do you irrigate? And second is, I need to propagate Photonia plants, is the same procedure ? thank you very much
Yes, same for photinia. These took about 6 weeks to start rooting but I left them in the box all winter and potted them up in the spring. I watered when they needed it.
You success rate is 100% I feel like you should just pot them right away to cut out some work.
Hindsight is 20/20
@@MikeKincaid79 my success rate is 20%! I think I need to try your method indoors with the glass thing
😲😍🤩 Happy New Year to you too!!! Adios! 👋
Happy new year!!
Outstanding
Mike I would like to know when would be the best time to cut Fig cuttings for Propagation?
All through the winter, but I get my best results when I root them in late winter and put them outdoors as soon as they start growing and the weather warms.
good job! how long it takes for roots to show up>??
About 6 weeks, but that's just the beginning. They need to be allowed to grow stronger roots before transplanting.
Very cool video man 😎. Happy new years man in a day or so
Happy New Years, Mark! Looking forward to the videos you'll come up with this year.
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Can the same be done with bayleafs
I'm sure this with work with bayleafs.
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Started it today ..
Now its all a go go with the bayleafs
Awesome, thanks for another great video :-D
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am in process of propagating both native mountain Laurel and rhododendron- native only (no judgement on your English Laurel….I just prefer native. I’d like to know what that timeline was from sticking the “cuts” into your rooting medium, and pulling the first specimen with roots? Nice video, however.
About 6 weeks before the first roots start. I have a whole series on these videos that explains the timeline and everything else in detail. Here are the links:
Rooting English Laurel Cuttings in a Propagation Frame:
(Part 1) ruclips.net/video/2Tzgz0i9ZAM/видео.html
(Part 2) ruclips.net/video/9_H4FcadqqQ/видео.html
(Part 3) ruclips.net/video/JM6Qw1SiCVg/видео.html
(Part 4) ruclips.net/video/1grtMNJawNI/видео.html
(Part 5) ruclips.net/video/B5InqQsENrc/видео.html
Be careful comparing these to mountain laurel and rhododendrons. They have fine (hair like) roots, which are much different than the thick robust roots of English laurel. They take longer to root and I take those cuttings later in the summer. Here's a link to a video about rooting rhododendrons (which are my favorite plant): ruclips.net/video/TzAq5yMVktI/видео.html
I am loving your raised bed! #GROW
I put it together just for these laurels. Works great!
@@MikeKincaid79 you did a great job! It inspired me too.
Hi Mike, love your videos. Can you please let me know how far back you need to cut freshly grown propergated laurals to make them more fuller?
there is no exact rule. I like to cut them in half to encourage strong branching from further down. As they grow more branches, you can cut less material off.
What was the temperature in the hoop house during the time under Glass. Thanks happy New year
I don't heat the hoop house so it's generally only a degree or 2 warmer inside. I took these cuttings in the summer and I remember that it was very hot at the time (for our area). I think the temps were in the 80's and 90's.
Terrific! I guess my Heritage raspberry "wall" does not offer so much privacy but solid security, as the runners I transplant get as tall as five feet within a year, and are covered with thorns. Of course, those runners are volunteers; all I have to do is dig them up and move them. Usually I cut straight down, between them and the parent plant, and leave them in place to root better for a couple weeks, before moving them. At last count, they were up to 62 distinct plants along the 100' of mere 4' chain link fence line, to deter fruit thieves from jumping that fence any longer. In another year, that will be nearly impenetrable. Gonna have to learn to make wine with the berries, I guess. I do look forward to seeing the growth as they develop.
Now that's a great idea for a deer barrier!
Hi Mike my friend first comment !
What's up, man!
Long time no see Mike. Wishing you a happy new year!!!
Happy New Year, Chandra!
Is that aged bark mulch you are using to pot those up? If so curious why you don’t use a soil less potting mix. Thanks
Bark is a soil less potting mix. It's actually not aged, it's fairly fresh. Aged would be better for rooted plants. More nutrients.
@@MikeKincaid79 That’s cool. I was afraid of using it because I heard it sucks up all the nitrogen. Thanks
Bark has no nitrogen really, and so I fertilize with a high nitrogen fertilizer once the cuttings are rooted.
Great video - thanks! Why not plant the cuttings directly into the final pot, and avoid the ? That would save some work.
In this case, that would have worked, but if you only got a 60% success rate you would have wasted a ton of time, space, and materials by doing it that way.
I’m curious How long it took from cutting to that many roots? Thank you.
They usually root within about 6 weeks, sometimes sooner but it's best to just leave them in place until the following spring and then pot them up.
Is it possible to propagate over the winter time if you have a poly tunnel? Or have I missed the boat this year?
You can root hardwood cuttings all winter long with bottom heat.
Do you have an update on these. Great videos
Thanks. Yes, I’ll do an update soon.
can you do an update video on how these have grown the last 2 years after planting? also some weigela update videos??? you have great content!
Sure, I can put something together for you.
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Are you able to start the process any time of the year if youre in the PNW? Love the videos
You could probably root this plant any time but summer is the best time.
is that a heating pad under the mat? what time did you take cutting thanks
These cuttings were taken in mid early to mid July. No heating mat here.
Happy new year 'Kallous Kinkaid' ;-) I just got 66 1gl. Skip laurels I was wanting to do a big hedge row in...I will defintely take some cuttings from them in spring before I plant them....question though How do I keep the deer from absolutely mowing them down when they are out unprotected???
I have the same problem with deer. They don't mess with these plants once they get some size on them. In the beginning, I plan to use a good deer spray to keep them away.
@@MikeKincaid79 what spray would you reccomend...I live in an area where I get upto 20 in my front yard daily
Mike, I really enjoyed this compilation of past videos showing the amazing growth of your English Laurel cuttings. Even though I don't have the climate or the space to grow those, I loved seeing how much they grew!
How is the pepper project coming along in your indoor grow tents, or is it too early to ask?
I've always heard that hindsight is 2020, well if that's true, I'm more than ready to see 2020 in my rearview mirror! I'm really looking forward to 2021! It's a tropical 7⁰ F here right now, and I can't wait until spring arrives!
I hope your family has a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year! ~Margie
Buuurrrr! 7 degrees! Too cold for my blood. I'm looking forward to 2021 as well. After we pass the first of the year, I always get excited because I know it's getting lighter and warmer and closer to spring. Glad you enjoyed the video, I thought it would be a fun one to put together. The peppers are doing great. I just up-potted them a few days ago and I'll have the next video out in another week or so. Keep warm and Happy New Year, Margie!
I bought our 2 acres 10 yrs. ago and one area was a massive wall of Laurel that was out of control. 3 yrs. ago I went in with the chain saw and took them to the ground. Massive trunks the size of fir trees. Imagine the surprise as I get deep into it I find an old shed we didn't know was there and several other treasures. Beautiful hedge but very aggressive and FAST growing. Were still fighting to get rid of it all.
LOL at the hidden shed! That's what I love about this plant, it's so aggressive that you can cut it to the ground and within 2 years it will be over your head again and even more compact and thicker, making a nicer hedge. I would never recommend it to someone in a neighborhood that didn't have much room in the yard unless they were committed to pruning twice a year. I live in a great climate for these and they grow so well and are beautiful when cared for.
Mike, Happy New Year 2021!
Happy New Year!
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What do you use to keep them dark green what kind of fertilizer chemical some of mine are turning yellow
I use a sustained release fertilizer that is formulated for acid loving plants.
hey mike thanks for the info rooting blueberrys and kiwi in sand have you tried it will it work do you think ??? thank you
Yes, it will work well. I did a video about blueberries in sand last summer: ruclips.net/video/3IQqBePHL5g/видео.html
Great video mike! Funny thing is I just watched the original video with these guys last night🤣😂 I keep watching everything over and over, and I learn new stuff every time! Gotta get my plant fix in! I'm always waiting every day to see if a new video comes out. Love everything you post! P.S, How is your cellery doing 🤣😂
I had it out in the garden all summer and it grew a little but never got very big. I haven't checked on it in a couple months. Wonder if it's still growing out there. Been pretty cold so chances are small. Thanks for watching the videos and thanks for your support. Happy New Year!
@@MikeKincaid79 Hi Mike, I am wondering can I make some cuttings now in this time of the year (the end of November)? Is it possibly to have a good results with rooting?
Mike is that kind of laurel use in cooking spice?
No, that's bay laurel. This stuff is poisonous.
Happy New Year :)
Happy new year, Laura!
Awesome vid brother!! QUESTION - if I used that frosted glass you'd find on a shower door, would that inhibit growth? How about if you put it on hay bales instead of a wood sided bed?
Thanks Mike! You're videos have been an inspiration for me for a year now. Too bad my deer eat so much of my rodis!! 🤣
LOL, sorry to hear about the rhodys. Deer always seem to get in the way. Yeah, frosted glass will work fine and the straw bales will probably work for a round or 2 until they start rotting. It may attract mold growth though. Glad you enjoyed the video and good luck with your frame build.
@@MikeKincaid79 what is the potting medium you are using?
What type of fertilizer do you use for potting on?
Here's a video about it: ruclips.net/video/F5BRZwFEe50/видео.html
The best methode,... can you try for avocado tree?,... 🙏🙏🙏
It really is the best way to multiply english laurel. Avocado are an easy one. I'll have to save a seed and do a video about it for you.
@@MikeKincaid79 i mind cutting not propagation from seed and then grafting,... last time I try from cutting (avocado) with aeroponic methode but failed,... right now i try with air layering with small trunk (6mm diameter) still progress,...
Can you tell me the right time of year to propagate laurel peblum( razzle berry)
Never tried rooting it so I'll have to look into that one.
I am so jealous. I tried but mine died? Defnitely going to try again. They are prolific and I had the same idea as you for a contained hedge.
You've got this! These are so easy to root. Just follow my videos in the 3 part series and you can have hundreds of them.
@@MikeKincaid79 thanks I will. From South Africa and dont know how our areas compare, but this lovely laurel in my garden convinced me it should work. Its winter here now. Going for the real cold time. Blessings me green hands.😁
Growing a laurel hedge myself at the moment, planted in March 2020, they look nowhere near as lush as these. A bad winter of been exposed to high winds and rain, plus the powdery fungus they got on them at the end of the summer damaging the leaves! They are looking a bit battered a year later! The few left over ones I have potted, protected from the elements look as well as yours.
What fertiliser do you recommend for the ones already planted? Interested to see how well yours do once planted.
I use a slow release fertilizer, high in nitrogen as these are evergreen and require a ton of nitrogen to grow the lush leaves. They need a lot of water in the summer, in the first few years. Also, I don't expect much beauty out of them in the landscape until they get some size and then prune them back heavy. Then they will really flush out with big green growth.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thanks for the response and advice. Much appreciated.
Hi, what mixed soil you use for seeding and after?
I use finely ground fir tree bark for rooting cuttings. Here's a video about rooting medium: ruclips.net/video/eLXHy4A4-xk/видео.html
what kind of soil or medium is that? Looks like coco coir but also wood chips ????
Finely ground up fir tree bark. Here's a video about it: ruclips.net/video/jQM9OE1G2Ug/видео.html
Could you please tell me the potting mix used during propagation of giant arborvitae?
finely ground up fir tree bark
What is the latest month in the year you can do this
July
Thank you
Any specific reason you cut the leaves? (Avoid extra evaporation? Growth stimulation?)
Avoid extra evaporation and create better air flow around the cuttings.
Do bay laurel root as easily as English laurel? I air layered three from my tree but would like to do a lot more for when we move. In 8 years my tree grew to 16 feet tall from 16 inches. Thanks Mike.
Wow, now that's the kind of growth I'm looking for! Thanks for sharing that. Bay Laurel and English Laurel are completely different plants. As you know, Bay Laurel has been used in cooking for thousands of years throughout the world. English Laurel (or cherry laurel) like I have here is poisonous. Here's a good article that explains: culinarylore.com/spices:difference-between-bay-leaves-and-laurels/ You may know this already but someone else reading may find it interesting (and life saving, LOL). I've never tried to root Bay Laurel but they are very similar in appearance and growth habit so I would think you could root them the same. If I were to try this, I would use the same method at the same time of year. Sounds like you are successful at air layers so far so at least you'll have the same plant to take with you and practice on when you move to your new place.
@@MikeKincaid79 I bought the bay laurel for cooking but since then I have learned it has a great deal of health benefits too. One of those is lowering blood sugar, as a diabetic, I have made tea with it daily and found it to help. That is why I want many trees now!
I didn't know it had so many other helpful properties. All this talk about bay laurel is making want to get one.
@@MikeKincaid79 It is beautiful, the trunk gets very pail after a few years. The dark green leaves are a delightful contrast!
I have a bay leaf plant, I grow indoor. It's not like yours, it's a smaller ver, I think it's the Turkish one but I'm not sure. Some of its leafs have turned brown, I believe from lack of sun, thus I got it a grow light. I wanted to know, how many times do I water it? once a month? more or less?
Cheers.
Keep the soil moist. The rest of the variables will depend on weather.
@@MikeKincaid79 Thank you.
what are you using for media? Is that coco coir?
Finely ground fir tree bark.
I put cuttings in 3 days ago and they appear wilted now. Are they goners? Should I scrap and try again?
Hard to say without much information.