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.

The USDA zone info for Kewanee can be reviewed to determine when it's the best time 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.

Winter Savory can survive in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Kewanee 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your winter savory may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Remember that USDA zone info for Kewanee may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Kewanee you get a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your winter savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kewanee

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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