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When to Plant Lemon Thyme in Zone 10

In USDA zone 10, plant outdoors February 13 to May 14, and expect your first harvest around May 14.

Lemon Thyme planting calendar for USDA Zone 10

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Direct sow

Feb 13

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Projected first harvest

May 14

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 10a — approximate

Lemon Thyme is ready to harvest in about 90 days. Dates use USDA zone 10a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 10 means for lemon thyme

Average last spring frost

January 30

Average first fall frost

December 30

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 10 gives you roughly 334 frost-free days, and lemon thyme need about 90 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of lemon thyme in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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