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The chickens love to eat the leaves and to dig under it. BTW, you can cut off one of the "whispy" limbs, put it in a bucket of water and it will root. Did you know that? So, if anyone wants a willow tree, I can cut you off a limb.
yep, had a friend try this and it worked great!
1Gather a handful of chopstick-size willow twigs. Fresh branches work best; avoid deadfall. Any variety of willow (salix) will work since they all contain the natural chemical IBA (indolebutyric acid) - a natural plant growth regulator.
2Chop the willow stems into 3-4 inch pieces with clippers or a cleaver. You should have about 2 cups of clippings to make a one gallon batch of willow bark rooting hormone.
3Place the chopped willow pieces in a large container and cover with 1 gallon of boiling water.
4Allow the prepared willow bark tea to stand overnight. The longer it steeps, the more IBA will be released into the water.
5Store the willow bark rooting hormone in the refrigerator in a sealed container. Label the container.
6Soak tip cuttings into the willow bark rooting hormone overnight prior to planting in soil. The IBA will infuse into the bark and stems encouraging rooting and inhibiting fungus, bacteria and viral disease.
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who needs dip n grow? thanks mother nature
