The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Santa Barbara can be reffered to in order to determine when it's possible to plant summer savory.

Planting Calendar for Summer Savory

Frost tolerance for summer savory:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Summer Savory do well in mild cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Santa Barbara 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 summer savory and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your summer savory may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your summer savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Santa Barbara. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Santa Barbara is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Santa Barbara it frosts late in the year after January 31 so always be ready to protect your summer savory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Santa Barbara

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Santa Barbara

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Santa Barbara.