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When to Plant Bay Laurel in Zone 4

In USDA zone 4, plant outdoors May 15 to July 14, and expect your first harvest around July 14.

Bay Laurel planting calendar for USDA Zone 4

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Direct sow

May 15

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Projected first harvest

Jul 14

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 4a — approximate

Bay Laurel is ready to harvest in about 60 days. Dates use USDA zone 4a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 4 means for bay laurel

Average last spring frost

May 15

Average first fall frost

September 20

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 4 gives you roughly 128 frost-free days, and bay laurel need about 60 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of bay laurel in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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