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

The first opportunity to plant winter savory in Thomson can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

Frost tolerance for winter savory:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since winter savory are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Thomson is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant winter savory and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Thomson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Thomson and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Thomson last frost occurs after March 15 be ready to protect your winter savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Thomson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Thomson

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