One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to determine when to plant winter savory by checking out the USDA zone info for Loomis.

Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

Frost tolerance for winter savory:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since winter savory do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Loomis 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 winter savory and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Loomis. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Loomis may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Loomis you get a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your winter savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Loomis

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 Loomis

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