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When to Plant Bay Laurel in Zone 9

In USDA zone 9, plant outdoors March 1 to April 30, and expect your first harvest around April 30.

Bay Laurel planting calendar for USDA Zone 9

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Direct sow

Mar 1

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Projected first harvest

Apr 30

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9a — approximate

Bay Laurel is ready to harvest in about 60 days. Dates use USDA zone 9a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 9 means for bay laurel

Average last spring frost

March 1

Average first fall frost

December 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 9 gives you roughly 275 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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