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.

In Flossmoor you can figure out when it's the best time to plant savoy cabbage by reviewing 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.

You can plant savoy cabbage a lot earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Flossmoor 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 savoy cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your savoy cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Flossmoor the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Flossmoor may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Flossmoor last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Flossmoor

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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