Winter savory · Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
When to plant winter savory in Puebla
Main outdoor window
29 Jan - 26 Feb
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
15 January
In Puebla, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
1 May - 31 Oct
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Puebla
Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.
Plant out
29 Jan - 26 Feb
Two weeks after your last frost.
Harvest
1 May - 31 Oct
Winter savory through the year
Against the frost risk in Puebla
Why these dates
Hardy to about -20C in dry soil.
Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Winter savory are timed with planting out 2 weeks after it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Puebla.
Puebla sits in zone 10b, which is milder than this crop wants, and a winter that never really arrives is its own problem. The dates below still describe the right time of year; the open question is survival rather than timing.
Do not expect a crop in the first year. A plant set out now should give its first worthwhile pick around year 1, and will then produce every year after that, which is what makes the planting decision worth getting right the first time.
Nearby
Winter savory in places close by
Growing winter savory in Puebla
When should I plant winter savory in Puebla?
Aim for 29 Jan - 26 Feb in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 29 Jan - 26 Feb - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When will winter savory be ready to harvest in Puebla?
Expect to start picking around 1 May - 31 Oct, based on 80 to 100 days to maturity from the planting date calculated for this location.
How much frost will winter savory tolerate?
Hardy to about -20C in dry soil.