tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post7159375120431614436..comments2024-03-28T06:17:49.540-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: HOT WEEKEND AND TWO PLANT QUESTIONS1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-54711790633420321542019-06-27T01:49:18.035-05:002019-06-27T01:49:18.035-05:00I have loads of honeysuckle in my yard. I like to ...I have loads of honeysuckle in my yard. I like to pick it and suck out the nectar. I don't know about bay laurel, vbut my cherry laurel make it just fine in the winter. It is about 40 feet high and provides much shade. IF YOU put it with the trees, make sure it does not provide too much shade for them. Practical Parsimonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419071209412207674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-43689740270521387002019-06-25T09:03:41.445-05:002019-06-25T09:03:41.445-05:00I also have a bay"tree". It too started ...I also have a bay"tree". It too started as a 4 inch plant and has grown to over 5 feet, and is, indeed, taller than me. Since I live in Canada it lives outside in the summer and returns indoors in the winter. It thrives on benign neglect. I water it, but have never fed it. I also over winter my rosemary plant and no longer plant it in the ground. It is wonderful to have at least two fresh herbs in the wintry, snowy months.readlistenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942172560991385796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-61790398587627059602019-06-24T21:50:56.934-05:002019-06-24T21:50:56.934-05:00It is so freaking hot. I know nothing about plants...It is so freaking hot. I know nothing about plants, but it looks as if you have comments from knowledgeable people. Your plants looks as if they grow well. The soil here is very sandy. I don't have much luck with growing thing, including grass.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-70310284299841901362019-06-24T21:04:11.427-05:002019-06-24T21:04:11.427-05:00Your bay laurel looks so healthy. I bought one se...Your bay laurel looks so healthy. I bought one several years ago and planted it by my vegetable garden. It gets watered regularly when I water the garden. It has done well there. I do cover it up whenever we have anything lower than a mild freeze. It’s about the size of yours. <br />The honeysuckle looks gorgeous. I have some on my back fence. I like to pick a blossom and nibble on it to get a taste of the sweet nectar. <br />I got .4 of rain early this morning and it looks like we’re going to get some more rain tonight or tomorrow. <br />Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-40154204215573968142019-06-24T20:37:31.961-05:002019-06-24T20:37:31.961-05:00I always wanted to try making honeysuckle syrup. I...I always wanted to try making honeysuckle syrup. It should be fairly easy, but the only access I have to large amounts of wild honeysuckle is in areas I had rather not harvest (yeah, think slithering things and chiggers)Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-40116782427457040422019-06-24T12:26:50.528-05:002019-06-24T12:26:50.528-05:00i have 3 bay trees that i started from sticks. i ...i have 3 bay trees that i started from sticks. i being them into my garden room in winter and keep them by the windows. mine are about 5 feet high and growing. i re-potted them this year for the first time. they were root bound and the leaves were turning yellow. as soon as i changed the pots they turned green and put out new growth. i love them. that is wild honeysuckle and can become very invasive. it's hard to get rid of it.jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-92103956738907440342019-06-24T09:37:20.300-05:002019-06-24T09:37:20.300-05:00How to prune / shape a Bay Leaf Tree; (loads of in...How to prune / shape a Bay Leaf Tree; (loads of information on when to repot, using bubble wrap to wrap your container in the cold winter months, etc. https://gardenerspath.com/plants/herbs/bay-laurel/Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-72794732881643751552019-06-24T09:31:24.600-05:002019-06-24T09:31:24.600-05:00Drying Bay leaves: https://www.wikihow.com/Dry-Ba...Drying Bay leaves: https://www.wikihow.com/Dry-Bay-LeavesColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-77149479062853041892019-06-24T09:19:58.760-05:002019-06-24T09:19:58.760-05:00Bay leaf trees will not tolerate if the soil that...Bay leaf trees will not tolerate if the soil that does not drain well. Applications of compost or other organic matter will help to keep the soil draining well.<br />Bay Laurel can be grown indoors in pots, and outdoors as shrubs and also as trees. It is a slow growing plant and can reach heights of 59 feet in the conditions are right.<br />Although the plant is actually a tree, it can be kept smaller by pruning the plant or growing it in containers near your vegetable garden.<br />Container grown plants will not get to this large size. Prune it so that it gets no taller than 5-6 feet so that you can move it indoors when the weather gets colder. If it's in a container and getting root bound, then plant into the next size larger container and it should grow nicely for you in a container. Planted in the ground; of course it will grow much taller but by pruning you can keep it to a minimum size.<br />The plant grows best in full sun to partial shade. If you grow it outdoors in hot climates, it will benefit from some afternoon shade. <br />If you grow the plant indoors, it will need bright light and the occasion misting to keep the humidity level as the plant likes it or can set the container in a saucer filled with pebble rock.<br />Trees grown outside don’t generally need much in the way of fertilizer but container plants will benefit from a balanced organic fertilizer such as fish emulsion in the spring and summer.<br />Bay trees are dioecious, which means that both male and female plants are needed to produce seeds that are viable. The seeds form on the female plants and are contained inside the berries that form in the fall. Each female flower has a single seed.<br /><br />Honeysuckle: https://draxe.com/honeysuckle/<br /><br />How to Make & can Honeysuckle jelly: https://pickyourown.org/HoneysuckleJelly.phpColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.com