The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant savoy cabbage by checking out the USDA zone info for De Queen.

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 quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in De Queen 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. If you wait any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks 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 De Queen. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for De Queen is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in De Queen there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for De Queen

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 De Queen

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