That's looking so healthy! Well done, @B3. I've had mine for a number of years and it looks similar to yours. A neighbour comes by occasionally and I give him a handful of bay leaves from it. He's very much into cooking and that pleases me.
We have two huge ones here. The one nearest the kitchen is used by sprrows and tits for shelter when they spot a cat or dog or magpie moving in to the feeders area. I just pick clean leaves as needed and wash them anyway.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I would do that if I had to @Obelixx . I'm quite partial to bay. I was reading somewhere that it's mostly used in sweet dishes. I'm not sure I'd fancy that.
It's actually very good infused in the milk for a rice pudding but I do prefer cardamom.
i tend to keep it for savoury dishes tho and have been reading about its uses as an insect repellent so i'm going to try hanging some up in the kitchen to see if that works and also burning some dried leaves. Lots of lies about cos of the neighbouring cattle and horses.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Needs a light prune as I don't want a lollipop. Judicious harvesting as and when I need some for cooking should be enough
I've had mine for a number of years and it looks similar to yours. A neighbour comes by occasionally and I give him a handful of bay leaves from it. He's very much into cooking and that pleases me.
My inherited bay tree is huge, we've had to cut branches off it so we can mow around the vegetable garden.
i tend to keep it for savoury dishes tho and have been reading about its uses as an insect repellent so i'm going to try hanging some up in the kitchen to see if that works and also burning some dried leaves. Lots of lies about cos of the neighbouring cattle and horses.