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Old 19-02-2009, 01:48 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
brian mitchell brian mitchell is offline
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Default propagating laurel

Judith in France wrote:


I found that literally pulling off a small, newish growth about say 6
inches and plunging it straight into the ground for about 4 of those
inches works for me. The best time, I found, to do that was in
October.


I'd heard it was that easy, which is why I'm a bit disappointed at my
lack of success. That's really all you do? Do you take off all the
leaves or leave some on? Cut careful angles top and bottom? Mutter
incantations?

brian mitchell