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.

In Dublin you can estimate when to plant summer savory by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Summer Savory

Frost tolerance for summer savory:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Summer Savory are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Dublin is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant summer savory and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your summer savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your summer savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Dublin. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dublin is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary 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 summer savory if you have a late frost.

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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