When to Plant Winter Savory in Orange City, IA

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

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Orange City you will be able to figure out when to plant winter savory.


Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

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

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

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

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Orange City 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 winter savory and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Orange City. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Orange City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Orange City it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your winter savory in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orange City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°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 -15°F.

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