When to Plant Savoy cabbage in Hazel Park, MI

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Hazel Park you can figure out when you can 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.

Savoy cabbage do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant savoy cabbage
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The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Hazel Park 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. If you wait any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your savoy cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Hazel Park. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Hazel Park may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Hazel Park you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Hazel Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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

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