One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

A way of getting a good idea when to plant winter savory is to check out the USDA zone info for Dowagiac.

Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

Frost tolerance for winter savory:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since winter savory do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Dowagiac 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. If you wait any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dowagiac. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dowagiac may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dowagiac you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your winter savory in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dowagiac

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.

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