One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Conover should be read to determine when you can plant savoy cabbage.

Planting Calendar for Savoy cabbage

Frost tolerance for savoy cabbage:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Savoy cabbage tend to make it in a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Conover 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. If you wait any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Conover. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Conover is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Conover there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your savoy cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Conover

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Conover

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