One of the first steps you take when you are estimating 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.

The first opportunity to plant savoy cabbage in Egg Harbor City can be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Savoy cabbage

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

You can plant savoy cabbage earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Egg Harbor City 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. Any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Egg Harbor City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Egg Harbor City is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Egg Harbor City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your savoy cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Egg Harbor City

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 Low	0°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.

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