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

In Muskegon you can determine when it's a good idea to plant savoy cabbage by using 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.

You can plant savoy cabbage quite a bit earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Muskegon 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. Any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your savoy cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Muskegon. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Muskegon is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Muskegon it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Muskegon

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.

Plants to Grow in Muskegon

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