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I have a kitchen bay leaf planted in a container, about three years old,
and over the last few months I have noticed that the leaves are becoming very pale. I gave it some liquid general purpose feed a while back, but there was no improvement. I wondered if it needed potting on to a larger pot? If so - when to do this. Any advice/suggestions gratefully received. (remove no spam to reply via e-mail) Ros Chichester West Sussex, UK. |
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Ros Butt wrote: I have a kitchen bay leaf planted in a container, about three years old, and over the last few months I have noticed that the leaves are becoming very pale. I gave it some liquid general purpose feed a while back, but there was no improvement. I wondered if it needed potting on to a larger pot? If so - when to do this. Any advice/suggestions gratefully received. Are you keeping it indoors? If so, it will continue to grow, and there is no light. So don't worry about it. Repot in spring. It is fairly hardy and is generally better outdoors, except in very cold winters (or normal ones for the colder parts of the country). Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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I forgot to mention: it lives outside in a sunny south facing position
Ros Butt wrote: I have a kitchen bay leaf planted in a container, about three years old, and over the last few months I have noticed that the leaves are becoming very pale. I gave it some liquid general purpose feed a while back, but there was no improvement. I wondered if it needed potting on to a larger pot? If so - when to do this. Any advice/suggestions gratefully received. (remove no spam to reply via e-mail) Ros Chichester West Sussex, UK. Chichester West Sussex, UK. |
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from Ros Butt contains these words: I forgot to mention: it lives outside in a sunny south facing position You also forgot to mention how big the container is. They do fairly well in remarkably small containers. Leaves going pale outside doesn't sound healthy to me. -- Rusty Hinge http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano, iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03) |
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![]() In article , Ros Butt writes: | I forgot to mention: it lives outside in a sunny south facing position Perhaps poor drainage. If not, try putting some Epsom salts round its roots. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Hello Ros,
It really does sound as if your bay is in need of urgent potting on. It has probably used up all the existing soil. This makes it very difficult for you to get the watering regime right - the roots will lurch from being underwatered to overwatered. Normally, I wouldn't suggest potting on in winter, but if this were my bay tree, I would certainly take the risk. Moving it into a bigger pot is likely to cause it to put on new growth so you will need to give it some shelter. Any damaged growth can easily be cut out in spring - bays respond well to pruning. When you pot it on, check the roots for damage/pests. I think Laurus nobilis is probably too woody and fragrant for vine weevil, but I could be wrong. Also, check the leaves for signs of the bay sucker; this causes deformity of the leaves, often on only one side of each leaf attacked. Simply pick off any affected leaves. I hope your bay survives. If it does, consider planting it in the open ground. My own bay is planted out in London clay. It is much happier now and puts on lots of growth. Good luck, Spider Ros Butt wrote in message ... I have a kitchen bay leaf planted in a container, about three years old, and over the last few months I have noticed that the leaves are becoming very pale. I gave it some liquid general purpose feed a while back, but there was no improvement. I wondered if it needed potting on to a larger pot? If so - when to do this. Any advice/suggestions gratefully received. (remove no spam to reply via e-mail) Ros Chichester West Sussex, UK. |
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