The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening 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 summer savory in Monticello by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Summer Savory

Frost tolerance for summer savory:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Summer Savory are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Monticello is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant summer savory and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your summer savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your summer savory indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Monticello. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Monticello is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Monticello it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your summer savory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Monticello

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.

Plants to Grow in Monticello

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