Richters ProGrowers Info
Richters ProGrowers Info |
Bay Laurel
(Laurus nobilis ) |
Market
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Products: (leaf); (leaf);
Market size: 2,000 hectares (world), 200 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices stable, volume up
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Culture |
Seed density: 1 seeds/gram
Exposure: sheltered position in full or half sun
Soil: well-drained, fertile, moist
Crop duration: 20-50 years
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Sowing rate: 30-60kg/ha
Planting: sow stratified seeds in beds or flats.
Yield: not available.
Pests: few problems
Diseases: few problems.
Buyers want: leaves dried flat for visual appearance.
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Sowing rate: 5kg/1000plants.
Planting: sow in plugs or flats in March or April.
Seeds to finished plugs: 12 weeks (after stratification).
Plugs to saleable plants: 10 weeks to a year.
Pests: whitefly, scale, mealybug
Diseases: few problems.
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Dried Production
 
Fresh Production
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Potted Plant Production
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