When to Plant Winter Savory in Zimmerman, MN

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 Zimmerman you can determine when it's a good idea to plant winter savory by referring to the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

Frost tolerance for winter savory: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Winter Savory can survive in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant winter savory
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant winter savory
Probably not a good time to plant winter savory

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Zimmerman 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 winter savory and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Zimmerman the average date of last frost happens on May 15. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Zimmerman and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Zimmerman last frost occurs after May 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your winter savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Zimmerman

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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