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Jangchub wrote:

On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:38:56 +0100, "Jim" wrote:

Should I pot simple plants in compost or soil?

Also - Bay trees - should they be planted in soil or compost - a few died
last year and they were planted in compost....

Regards


First you have to define "compost." It is very easy to kill a bay
laurel by overwatering it. They are also not very hardy in areas
where frost is nearly constant in winter.

I'm on the edge of its hardiness in Texas, USDA Zone 8b.

Which bay laurel are we talking about?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_leaf I'm on the edge of a temperate
rain forest in northern California and our California bay trees have no
problem with over watering.

- Bill
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