One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Athens you can figure out when to plant savoy cabbage by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Savoy cabbage

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

Savoy cabbage do well in cold which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Athens 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 savoy cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your savoy cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Athens the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Athens is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Athens there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your savoy cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Athens

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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