When to Plant Savoy cabbage in Dublin, OH

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of figuring out when it's possible to plant savoy cabbage is to consult the USDA zone info for Dublin.


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 quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

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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 Dublin 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Dublin. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dublin is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Dublin it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dublin

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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