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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: John85 on July 28, 2013, 10:25:54 AM

Title: willow water
Post by: John85 on July 28, 2013, 10:25:54 AM

How do you make yours?
How efficient was it?
At Beechgrove they advice macerating the twigs for 4 weeks.That seems very long!
Has somebody compared the results of the dipping method with the watering method?

Title: Re: willow water
Post by: Maggi Young on July 28, 2013, 12:45:05 PM

These are links to previous mentions of willow water  :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9416.msg252947#msg252947 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9416.msg252947#msg252947)
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6160.msg170093#msg170093 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6160.msg170093#msg170093)
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2686.msg63993#msg63993 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2686.msg63993#msg63993)
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6160.msg170044#msg170044 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6160.msg170044#msg170044)

.....perhaps there may be some useful advice here. 

Title: Re: willow water
Post by: John85 on July 29, 2013, 10:07:43 AM

Thank you Maggi!
Lesley says 4 days.