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.

In Arkansas City you can figure out when you can plant winter savory by checking out the USDA zone info.

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 are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Arkansas City 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. Any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your winter savory indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Arkansas City. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Arkansas City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Arkansas City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your winter savory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Arkansas City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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