Bay Laurel Tree from seed

**tomatoaddict** · March 30, 2008

Has anyone grown this from seed before. I received a bunch of seed from a French grower and have heard it is hard to germinate. Any help would be appreciated.

remy · March 30, 2008

Hi Terry,
From what I know, they take a long time to germinate. If you don't have any luck(though I hope you do!) you can have a sucker from mine.
Remy

Worth1 · March 31, 2008

As slow as it grows your grand children will get to use it in their old age.

Worth

gardenhappy · April 1, 2008

1 Time i got seeds from bays to germinate for me here is how i get almost every hard shell seed to germinate:
soak seeds overnight
get a coffie filter wet and put the seeds in it and then fold it in half both ways so you have 3 thicknesses on 1 side and 1 on the other,then i place it into a plastic baggie,blow a little air in,not a balloons worth just enough to lift the plastic a little,then place on a heat mat,seeds will germinate in 3 to 10 days,check daily and keep damp/wet,not soaking wet and turn,the seeds that require light put a lamp over them,using this i have gone from hardley any germination to almost 100%,I can now grow friuts,plants of HARD seeds with hardley any problems
a good resource for this method is :
www.gardenstore-n-more.com
Good luck and let us know if this worked for you !!!

**tomatoaddict** · April 1, 2008

Thanks Garden, that was so helpful.

Do you zip the plastic baggie shut? I know that sounds like a silly question, I just want to make sure that I do it right.

gardenhappy · April 1, 2008

YEs, zip it shut and make sure if it's on a heat mat that you check it daily for water and turn the seed,i do morning and night.If you go to that site and look for the starting seeds ,cilck on to it and she has full color

picture by picture how to do this.

**tomatoaddict** · April 2, 2008

Whoo hooo! I am so happy someone knew how to do this. I hated the idea of wasting that seed.
Thanks again!

March 30, 2008	#1
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	Bay Laurel Tree from seed Has anyone grown this from seed before. I received a bunch of seed from a French grower and have heard it is hard to germinate. Any help would be appreciated. __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

March 30, 2008	#2
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Hi Terry, From what I know, they take a long time to germinate. If you don't have any luck(though I hope you do!) you can have a sucker from mine. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

April 1, 2008	#4
gardenhappy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PLANT CITY Posts: 255	BAY SEEDS 1 Time i got seeds from bays to germinate for me here is how i get almost every hard shell seed to germinate: soak seeds overnight get a coffie filter wet and put the seeds in it and then fold it in half both ways so you have 3 thicknesses on 1 side and 1 on the other,then i place it into a plastic baggie,blow a little air in,not a balloons worth just enough to lift the plastic a little,then place on a heat mat,seeds will germinate in 3 to 10 days,check daily and keep damp/wet,not soaking wet and turn,the seeds that require light put a lamp over them,using this i have gone from hardley any germination to almost 100%,I can now grow friuts,plants of HARD seeds with hardley any problems a good resource for this method is : www.gardenstore-n-more.com Good luck and let us know if this worked for you !!!

April 1, 2008	#5
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	Thanks Garden, that was so helpful. Do you zip the plastic baggie shut? I know that sounds like a silly question, I just want to make sure that I do it right. __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

April 1, 2008	#6
gardenhappy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PLANT CITY Posts: 255	plant YEs, zip it shut and make sure if it's on a heat mat that you check it daily for water and turn the seed,i do morning and night.If you go to that site and look for the starting seeds ,cilck on to it and she has full color picture by picture how to do this.

March 31, 2008	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	As slow as it grows your grand children will get to use it in their old age. Worth

April 2, 2008	#7
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	Whoo hooo! I am so happy someone knew how to do this. I hated the idea of wasting that seed. Thanks again! __________________ Secretseedcartel.com