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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 20:29:45 GMT
Is it possible to grow your own?  I have been told that it will only grow on old apple trees - is that true? Has anyone every had any success in growing their own? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 22:28:51 GMT
Yes on both counts. Buy a bunch, wait until the berries are ripe and then squidge (technical term) into the cracks in the bark of an apple tree,worked for me |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2006 22:29:58 GMT
I grow it on an apple tree, but it will grow on lots of other trees - don't think it will grow on conifers though. Buy a bunch, wait until the berries are ripe and then squidge (technical term) into the cracks in the bark of an apple tree,worked for me |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2006 5:43:50 GMT
So it is crucial to have cracked bark to squidge the seeds into.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2006 6:23:54 GMT
I seem to remember from a Gardeners' Question Time a long time ago that if you want mistletoe to grow on an apple tree you have to get the berries that came from another apple tree, if they come from some other sort it isn't likely to take.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2006 7:27:59 GMT
That's interesting Thelemon Mmm...... so how long does it take for an apple tree develop cracked bark I wonder  |
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Post by Chuckles on Oct 24, 2006 8:22:20 GMT
Mmm...... so how long does it take for an apple tree develop cracked bark I wonder I found this the other day..........If you want to grow your own mistletoe you can do so, provided you use a tree of the same variety as the one you picked the berry from, i.e. if you take the berry from mistletoe growing on an apple tree, you have to put it on an apple tree. You make a cut into the sap of the tree, preferably in the 'v' of a branch and replace the bark, and then wait. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2006 8:52:21 GMT
I would love to have an apple tree in my next garden not sure whether to grow a cooker or an eater though If my next garden already has an apple tree I hope it is old enough for me to have a go at growing some Mistletoe  That reminds me of a joke - about a couple of old spinsters, instead of hanging up mistletoe they hung up a box of Sage and Onion stuffing mix ..................  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2006 16:57:14 GMT
It seems a long time ago that this came up, but I remembered it when I was listening to the repeat of Gardener's Question Time today and someone asked about getting mistletoe to grow.
The panel said you need to have mistletoe from the same sort of tree - Bob Flowerdew also said never try with French Mistletoe as the trees are different strains (?) - and don't do it till the end of January/beginning of February. Chris Beardshaw said that it helps if you use an auger or something of the sort to dig holes through the bark to get the berries right into where they want to root, cover them with moss or whatever to keep the birds from digging them out and do as many as you can as germination is a bit hit or miss.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2006 18:26:52 GMT
Mistletoe grown on oak is the most sacred and much prized by Druids |
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Post by Dutchy on Nov 29, 2006 18:52:31 GMT
At least now I know why it did not work on my willow. Wishful thinking does not grow Mistletoe.
Dutchy
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2006 7:51:11 GMT
Thelemon - I heard that too on Gardeners Questions time - very interesting indeed - I love that program BTW |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2006 16:20:33 GMT
Yes, me too, even I don't always manage to be around when it's on, so it's not a regular treat, though I do try to do the ironing to it on a Sunday or a Wednesday!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2006 21:31:37 GMT
Did you know that you can listen to it online, days later at anytime of the day or night? I try to listen to it when I do my ironing too - how strange ;D www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2006 6:32:29 GMT
Thanks, Rita, but I never seem to have the time to 'listen to' the computer - there is nothing else to occupy me in the study! It's nice to have entertainment when you are ironing, though.
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 2, 2006 7:34:54 GMT
Just as an aside - whilst ironing I thoroughly recomend Flamenco music. Ironing with style. Bit like extreme ironing only on a level and much louder! Not much like extreme ironing at all actually. Musical ironing...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2007 9:13:30 GMT
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