When to Plant Winter Savory in East Orange, NJ

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for East Orange it's a good idea to estimate when it's a good idea to plant winter savory.


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 tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to 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 East Orange 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. If you wait any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in East Orange. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for East Orange may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in East Orange it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your winter savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for East Orange

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in East Orange

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