One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Sullivan you can estimate when it's possible to plant summer savory by checking out 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.

You can plant summer savory a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Sullivan 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your summer savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Sullivan. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Sullivan is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Sullivan last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your summer savory if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sullivan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

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

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

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