When to Plant Winter Savory in Florissant, MO

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's possible to plant winter savory in Florissant by checking out 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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier 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 Florissant 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. Any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Florissant. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Florissant may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Florissant last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your winter savory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Florissant

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 Low0°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 Florissant

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