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Minnesota

How do you do this. You get some willow twigs, new ones not old, cut them into 1 inch pieces, soak in water? water seedling. Sound right?

3/28/2012 7:17:45 PM

Hinckley MN

The water should be just shy of boiling when you pour it over the willow twigs. when it cools to room temp use it as a drench.

3/28/2012 9:17:01 PM

Minnesota

Thanks

3/28/2012 11:35:50 PM

Ontario

I pound on them with a hammer to expose more bark,I soak mine for a good lenght of time in a 5 gal pail.Then I use when I bury vines,along with micos and humic.Don't know how much it helps ,if at all,but it's something I do. Terry

3/29/2012 3:23:56 AM

Linden, Mi.,

Doing this, just what does it do, what do you get out of it, what is the purpose ?

3/29/2012 10:31:03 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Rooting hormone;

http://www.ehow.com/how_4905464_willow-tea-natural-rooting-hormone.html

3/29/2012 10:41:23 AM

East Jordan, MI

tallcorn
Willow has a natural rooting hormone.

It is also the source of Salicylic acid, which is a growth stimulat as well as having been shown to trigger natural defenses against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. aka Systemic Acquired Resistance’ (SAR).

3/29/2012 10:45:12 AM

Minnesota

I went to the park, got some willow tree branchs, cut into 1 inch chunks, put them in a blender(a old one)poured into a 1 gallon jug with cold water. I will let it sit for a few days, the water foamed up when I blended it, will mix 1/2 of the mix, the other 1/2 water. Did you know aspirin was where they originally got aspirin? now a days it is made from chemicals. Thanks for the answers.

3/29/2012 2:04:52 PM

Minnesota

woops, they originaly got aspirin from willow trees. I used small green twigs.

3/29/2012 2:06:04 PM

Hinckley MN

its not necessary to run them through a blender. Many people steep them in hot water and you can use it as soon as it cools. but chewing them up in a blender and using cold water is suposed to work just as well. there are many recipes online. I think I would use hot water If I was going to drink it though.

3/29/2012 5:36:39 PM

Minnesota

I was just wondering will the boiling hot water kill something in the willow, thats why I used cold.

3/29/2012 6:41:37 PM

Hinckley MN

steeping helps draw out the hormones and asprin substitute faster. cold soaking for a week should work, it just might grow other things in the meantime.

3/29/2012 7:20:32 PM

Seattle, WA

I have seen recipes that involve boiling as well. I like to add a bit of kelp extract when I go to apply, as it has plant growth hormones and regulators, and chelation properties as well.

3/30/2012 2:10:26 PM