One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to figure out when you can plant savoy cabbage by checking out the USDA zone info for Glenview.

Planting Calendar for Savoy cabbage

Frost tolerance for savoy cabbage:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Savoy cabbage do well in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Glenview 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. If you wait any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Glenview. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Glenview is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Glenview you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glenview

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Glenview

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