One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant savoy cabbage by checking out the USDA zone info for Selma.

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 are very cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them much earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Selma 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Selma. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Selma is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Selma it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your savoy cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Selma

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 Selma

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