These can try your patience if not sown fresh immediately after harvest. 'Dried seeds - best sown at max 65F with germination being erratic (not all will germinate at the same time) and taking anywhere from 1 - 6 months.'

I don't mean to discourage you because there are always exceptions and maybe your seeds will be those that germinate easily, but Bay Laurel is most often propagated by cuttings.

Since they are in the pots, I will just wait to see what happens. I can always bail later and buy a plant. I bought the seeds on ebay and have no idea when they were harvested.

echquiltstorm,

I recently purchased Bay Laurel seeds from a Canadian seed company (IÂm in Canada). They arrived 3 weeks ago. I paid $7 CDN ($6 USD?) and received 12 seeds packed in a sealed air tight envelope. The seeds were shipped in a moist pre-germinated state packed with vermiculite. So far, I have one of 12 sprouting.

My seeds came with a fairly comprehensive information sheet regarding history and germination instructions and care instructions. morz8's post pretty much reflected what the sheet said regarding germination times etc.

If you send me an email at ottawapepper(at)hotmail(dot)com, IÂll forward a scanned copy of the sheet.

Good luck with your Bay Laurel adventures.

Bill