Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Inkster you can determine when it's the best time to plant summer savory by using 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.

Summer Savory are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Inkster 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your summer savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your summer savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Inkster. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Inkster is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Inkster you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your summer savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Inkster

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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