Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant thyme is to look at the USDA zone info for Rancho Cordova.

Planting Calendar for Thyme

Frost tolerance for thyme:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Thyme tend to make it in a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant thyme in Rancho Cordova is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant thyme and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your thyme may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your thyme indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Rancho Cordova. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Rancho Cordova is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Rancho Cordova last frost occurs after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your thyme in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rancho Cordova

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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