Growing Eucalyptus

kathi_rogers

15 years ago

I would like to grow eucalyptus for use in my homemade bath products. Does anyone have any experience in growing?

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andreaz6wv
15 years ago
Hi,

I got several eucalyptus plants at a little greenhouse in my town last spring. They didn't do much for me. They got a little taller, and had a few side shoots grow, but that's it. I wouldn't do it again I don't think. It was going to be the woman I got them from first time too.

On the other hand, I just planted them and didn't do any research on them beforehand either. I could have been doing something wrong.

Andrea
nancy_drew
15 years ago
My sister, who lives in zone 5, has some and hers does very well.... although everything she has in her yard does well. She has a woodland style garden, mostly part shade/shade. I was thinking of trying to w/s some eucalyptus.
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mominthedubc, The allelopathic substances eucalyptus put out keep seeds from germinating but I do not believe they will prevent already germinated plants from growing. They will, however, suck up as much water and nutrients as they can, so whatever you plant will need to be very drought-tolerant and able to compete with established roots. I've seen coffeeberry (rhamnus californica) growing underneath the eucalyptus near us (we're just south of San Francisco), which can make a nice hedge, and I believe it'll just hit 8-10 feet under the right conditions. In "California Native Plants for the Garden," there's a list of plants that can compete with oak roots, and a list of plants good for hedges. Cross-referencing the two, and eliminating any that are not evergreen, we get: -ceanothus arboreus -cercocarpus betuloides -heteromeles arbutifolia -lavatera assurgentiflora -prunus ilicifolia -rhus integrifolia
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It's very doubtful that the fluorescent light was too intense. I grow various seedlings under fluorescent bulbs spaced about as close together as I can possibly squeeze them to approach natural light. If your lamps are unusually intense and placed immediately above the seedlings, just back them off a little. It's more likely that something else is going on. If you are sure that lack of moisture wasn't a problem, how about too much moisture? I have had more problems with too much moisture than not enough, myself. I've had cuttings in well aerated soil to experience rot because of excessive moisture even when the top of the soil looked like it was dry. Sometimes it's hard to judge the moisture levels in the lower part of the pot. Transplanting now might be a good idea because it would give you a chance to examine the roots and see if rot was a problem. I would stick with the fluorescent bulbs. Incandescent bulbs are generally not well suited for use as plant lights for various reasons. BTW, check the wavelength (temperature) of your bulbs if they aren't specifically for plants. Something around 5000 degrees K is usually best. Some bulbs are too red or too blue for best plant response.
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christie_sw_mo
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Kathi - You're trade page says you live in Oklahoma so you may also want to check in the Oklahoma Gardening forum to see if anyone there grows it. I'm curious since I'm in zone 6 also. I thought it was more of a southern plant. Plant Delights has one that supposed to be pretty hardy from their description.

Here is a link that might be useful: Oklahoma Gardening
nancy_drew
15 years ago
I found this article on the hardiness of eucalyptus. There are about 700 different kinds.

Here is a link that might be useful: How Eucalyptus hardiness is limited
rosebush
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I have a small winter-sown lemon ecualyptus tree, over a year old, that I keep covered on the patio or indoors during winter here. It smells wonderful, and so far is doing well in Zone 7.

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