When to Plant Summer Savory in Sartell, MN

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

You can estimate when you can plant summer savory in Sartell by referring to 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.

You can plant summer savory a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant summer savory
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant summer savory
Probably not a good time to plant summer savory

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Sartell is April. However, you really should wait until May 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. If you wait any later than that and your summer savory may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your summer savory indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on May 15 in Sartell. You can expect an average low temperature of -30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Sartell is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Sartell last frost occurs after May 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your summer savory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Sartell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-30°F
Highest Expected Low-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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