One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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.

In Clovis you can determine when it's the best time to plant savoy cabbage by using 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.

Since savoy cabbage do well in cold 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 Clovis is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Clovis. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Clovis is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Clovis you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Clovis

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Clovis

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