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

You can determine when to plant savoy cabbage in South Holland by referring to 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.

Since savoy cabbage are very cold tolerant you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in South Holland 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 really do well. If you are starting your savoy cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In South Holland the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for South Holland may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in South Holland you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your savoy cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for South Holland

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 South Holland

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