One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

A way of determining when to plant winter savory is to look at the USDA zone info for Mount Clemens.

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 bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Mount Clemens 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 really do well. Starting your winter savory indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Mount Clemens. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Clemens may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Clemens there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your winter savory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Clemens

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.

Plants to Grow in Mount Clemens

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