When to Plant Savoy cabbage in Farmington, NM

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out 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.

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

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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 do ok in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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A good time to plant savoy cabbage
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant savoy cabbage
Probably not a good time to plant savoy cabbage

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Farmington 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

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Farmington. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Farmington may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Farmington you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Farmington

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.

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