Today we're showing you our first harvest of bay leaves from our Bay Laurel tree. Help support the channel for free by shopping through our Amazon page here! www.amazon.com...
Very useful video. I went back and rewatched this video after I bought a one gallon bay leaf tree. In addition to culinary purposes, bay leaves can be used to make soaps along with olive oil.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm, I'm going to do it. I haven't had much success growing vegetables in Arizona, but I've had great success growing herbs for cooking, so having the Laurel/Bay Leaf tree would probably work we'll for me. Now all I have to do it figure out where to put it! LOL!
Great video and I learned a lot. I kept waiting for the camera to pan down so I could see the trunk and bottom of the plant. I was wondering if there was a trunk or if the branches start all the way at the ground...6 min 2 seconds gave me a great look at the trunk, thanks!
Hey Joe. Glad you caught that. We definitely keep this tree as more of a bush to help with harvesting and it seems to really like to keep that bush shape as it regrows leaf matter.
Nice video! Just planted a few of these in Southern California. Would you say they grow about a foot per year? Hoping to grow into a privacy screen as well.
Hey Vic. Yeah, I would say a foot per year is a pretty good estimate. Maybe a little more than that, but pretty close. This one is starting to get more bushy, so should be nice for your privacy screen idea. And of course, you can harvest the leaves too!
Bay leaves remove acidity from dishes, due to high alkaline PH values. It has been used for eons to balance dishes when adding many acidic ingredients. Also used to remove "gamey" or unpleasent flavor found in certain meat varieties. Often found in Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern and Indian cuisine(complex ancient cultures). I find it essential for making a homemade ragu for instance. When I run out of bay leaf and cook a red sauce without, its not nearly as good, tomatoes love bay leaf. I live in AZ and will plant one now. The recipe for the ragu. 1 large can/jar of tomatoes (28oz to 32oz). 3 cloves garlic.1 onion. 1 bay leaf. 1/2 tsp of oregano. 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes. 1/2 lb ground beef and pork. And a splash of wine. Add diced onion and meat to medium/hot pan...cooked till all moisture is removed and the pan starts to cake with meat and onion goodness(this will take about 15 mins) doing your best to mince to meat as small as possible. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant. Then add wine to deglaze the pan remove bits stuck to the bottom. Add oregano, bay leaf and chili flakes. Salt and pepper to taste. After the wine has reduced for 2 mins to cook out the alcohol. Add blended tomates. Cook covered for a few hours and add water if it reduces too much. Check salinity levels 1 hour after adding tomatoes. Add more salt if necessary as you inch toward completion. I serve my ragu with mezza rigatoni and romano cheese. Enjoy.
Hey Momshie! Yes, these are really amazing trees and they do so well with very little effort here in Arizona. Amazing to use in soups and stews for a seasoning. I'm sure you'll have a much larger plant soon!
Edge of Nowhere Farm work in progress :). I am trying to utilize the existing sprinkler system and change heads and drips where I can. It has been a fun experience to learn. Your channel is one of my favs!!! 👍🏼
Hey Branda! I believe we purchased both of our bay leaf plants (this one and the plant on the new farm) from Summer Winds Nursery. They usually have them in larger pots, either 2.5 or 5 gallon.
@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you so much Dwayne. Your videos are so helpful and always so fun and relaxing to watch. I know where Summer Winds is. I may go check them out. Thank you again have a wonderful day
We water ours no more than 2x/week, but they get a deep soak each time with 4, 4gph emitters that run for 2 hours. So 32 gallons 2x/week! Much like fruit trees, they need deep but infrequent watering to put down roots to survive our dry heat.
Great question Sandra. We actually water this on the same schedule as our fruit trees, so it's watered 1-2 times per week and usually receives anywhere from 60-90 gallons depending on the weather. The hot, dry weather is the toughest and we water heavier during those weeks.
