When to Plant Summer Savory in Green Cove Springs, FL

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Green Cove Springs you can figure out when you can plant summer savory by referring to the USDA zone info.


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.

You can plant summer savory just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant summer savory
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant summer savory
Probably not a good time to plant summer savory

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Green Cove Springs 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. Any later than that and your summer savory may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your summer savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Green Cove Springs. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Green Cove Springs may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Green Cove Springs last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your summer savory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Green Cove Springs

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low20°F
Highest Expected Low25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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