How to grow bay leaf in your apartment

We all dream of luck and fame, but few people realize that they can literally grow on a windowsill. It is enough to plant a laurel tree, put it in the desired feng shui sector - and we are the winners!





Those who do not expect a miracle from mystical teachings will appreciate the practical side of such landscaping: stretched out a hand, picked a fresh fragrant leaf and send it straight into a pot of broth or into Kalmyk tea, for example.





A laurel tree is an evergreen laurel tree, or laurel Laurus nobilis grows along the Mediterranean coast. Since ancient times, the laurel was considered a sacred tree of the god of light and patron of the arts of Apollo, it was said that the plant gives inspiration to artists and poets.





The Greeks were crowned with laurel wreaths of the winners of the Olympic Games. In the Roman Empire, commanders and emperors received such glory. From the point of view of feng shui, laurel is a source of endurance, strength of life, confidence in their rightness and inspiration.





As a home plant, the laurel tree is useful in any home. Brilliant, tough, smelly leaves not only decorate the house, but also secrete phytoncides that kill bacteria and viruses. Laurel leaf decoction It improves digestion and stimulates appetite.

Noble laurel on the windowsill

1. Seed preparation
   In order for the sprouts to ripen to the time of warm and long days, sow the seeds in late autumn or early winter. Before planting seeds in the ground, scarification is necessary (partial violation of the integrity of a solid waterproof shell). To do this, rub the peas with sandpaper or scratch with a knife.
   
   
   
   Soak them for a few days in warm water. When the seeds are swelled, place them in a cup with wet calcined sand to a depth of 1 centimeter.
   
   
   
   
   
   Cover the film and leave to sprout in a warm and bright room. Water the sand from time to time. When the first shoots appear, remove the film. When 3-4 leaves appear on the plant, you can transplant it into a pot.
   
   
2. Cut reproduction
   It is not difficult to grow a bay leaf from a cutting. Cut a green branch with a length of 20-25 centimeters from the bush.
   
   
   
   Divide into cuttings with two, three leaves, the lower leaves of sarvi. Cut the end of the cutting on an oblique cut and treat with "Kornevin" (root formation stimulant).
   
   
   
   
   
   Put the cutting in a cup filled with wet sand, or a cropped bottle of lemonade and cover the jar so that there is high humidity.
   
   
   
   
   
   It is advisable to spray the cutting with water two or three times a week. Rooting can occur in 3-4 months, after which the plant can be transplanted into a pot.
   
   
3. Seedling
   Fill the pot with a drainage layer and part peat moss, perlite and two parts compost. In the store you can buy a ready-made substrate designed for succulents. The larger the pot, the higher the bush will grow.
   
   
   
   Carefully spread the young shoots of the root system in the soil and sprinkle with earth. After transplanting, put the pot with laurel in a place where there will be diffuse lighting or penumbra. Don't put it under direct sunlight.
   
   
4. Care and harvesting
   The optimal temperature for growing laurel is 15-20 degrees in summer and 10-12 degrees in winter. Laurus likes moist air. So spray it with water, do a shower once a month or just put a container of water near the pot.
   
   
   
   2 years after planting, transplant the tree into another pot, as its roots will be tight. With proper care, the laurel tree can grow more than 2 meters high.
   
   
   
   
   
   Pick the leaves in November-December. During this period, they contain the maximum amount of essential oils. You can store this seasoning for a year. Then she gets bitter.
   
   

You should not doubt your capabilities. Even if you are not the most experienced flower grower, show patience and fragrant tree will provide you with spices, give inspiration, decorate the house and protect it from the evil eye.