The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Taunton you can figure out when to plant savoy cabbage by reviewing 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 much earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Taunton 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 fully mature. If you are starting your savoy cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Taunton. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Taunton and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Taunton you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Taunton

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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