When to Plant Winter Savory in Findlay, OH

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of making a decision about when it's the best time to plant winter savory is to use the USDA zone info for Findlay.


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 are moderately cold tolerant which means 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 Findlay 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. Any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Findlay may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Findlay you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your winter savory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Findlay

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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