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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Mike wrote: This is what we have found. They almost grow like weeds, but when I mentioned this before on this newsgroup, someone said that they were not the edible/seasoning Bay but something else, even Laurel, but 'er indoors, the cook' said no, they are the edible ones. Boggle. I have never seen them set viable seeds in the UK, and they haven't naturalised. Bean says that the sexes are on different trees, so it is possible that most of the ones grown in the UK are of one sex (like gingko). So there is the answer, find someone with a mature tree and soldier on with little seedlings. No - a breeding pair :-) Regards, Nick Maclaren. Ours has flowers on and we are quite prepared to send you some if you doubt the authenticity of the tree/leaves. BUT, and please bear this in mind, we are on the South Coast, very close to Ventnor Botanical Gardens, who grow all sorts of things which 'cannot grow in the UK' :-))) OK so we are 'overseas', but still with a PO post code ;-} PO? Portsmouth dearie Mike and 'er outdoors and I do wish she would get indoors and cook my dinner. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. R.N. Trafalgar Weekend Leamington Spa. Oct 10th - 13th. Plus many more National Service (RAF) Association Scarborough. Nov 7th - 10th (Nearly Full) |
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 13:32:38 +0100, Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson
wrote: Not always. Our local nursery/garden centre (which is called Baytree, so perhaps they're making a point of some kind) regularly has small ones for £1.99 and I think sometimes £1. It might be worth shopping around. Janet G Ooohh is that the Lincolnshire Baytree garden Centre ?? |
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from AndWhyNot contains these words: On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 13:32:38 +0100, Janet Galpin and Oliver Patterson wrote: Not always. Our local nursery/garden centre (which is called Baytree, so perhaps they're making a point of some kind) regularly has small ones for £1.99 and I think sometimes £1. It might be worth shopping around. Janet G Ooohh is that the Lincolnshire Baytree garden Centre ?? Yes, that's the one. Janet G |
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On 5 Jul 2003 16:03:34 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Mike wrote: This is what we have found. They almost grow like weeds, but when I mentioned this before on this newsgroup, someone said that they were not the edible/seasoning Bay but something else, even Laurel, but 'er indoors, the cook' said no, they are the edible ones. Boggle. I have never seen them set viable seeds in the UK, and they haven't naturalised. Bean says that the sexes are on different trees, so it is possible that most of the ones grown in the UK are of one sex (like gingko). Over here in the colonies, nurserymen seem to be growing bays from seed and there are both males and females around. It's not a common garden plant here, being slightly on the tender side, but by no means a rarity, and it wouldn't surprise me if females in sunny situations set seed. I have no idea where the seed comes from. So there is the answer, find someone with a mature tree and soldier on with little seedlings. No - a breeding pair :-) Right. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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In article MPG.1972b779be4618969897d1@lateinos, Warwick
writes Last year, when we moved in here I bought a bay for the garden, this one was a couple of quid and had half a dozen leaves and Jo said nothing about the size. After mildew, leaf miners, vine weevils and blackspot hit in over the winter and spring it has recently started to recover and is now triple the size and may well be harvested from next year. I'm so lucky! When we moved in here there were already 3 bay trees. The largest is now up to roof level, and every year I prune huge armfuls off all three to keep them in some sorts of bounds. The smell when I do it is wonderful :-) -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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In article , Kay Easton
writes In article MPG.1972b779be4618969897d1@lateinos, Warwick writes Last year, when we moved in here I bought a bay for the garden, this one was a couple of quid and had half a dozen leaves and Jo said nothing about the size. After mildew, leaf miners, vine weevils and blackspot hit in over the winter and spring it has recently started to recover and is now triple the size and may well be harvested from next year. I'm so lucky! When we moved in here there were already 3 bay trees. The largest is now up to roof level, and every year I prune huge armfuls off all three to keep them in some sorts of bounds. The smell when I do it is wonderful :-) and have you put them on the bonfire? :-)) The smell is wonderful and they burn 'very' well. We had a big clump of them at the last house and we, like you, had to keep them under control. Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. R.N. Trafalgar Weekend Leamington Spa. Oct 10th - 13th. Plus many more National Service (RAF) Association Scarborough. Nov 7th - 10th (Nearly Full) |
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