One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of figuring out when it's possible to plant summer savory is to check out the USDA zone info for El Reno.

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 do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in El Reno 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your summer savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in El Reno. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for El Reno is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in El Reno you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your summer savory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Reno

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 Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°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.

Plants to Grow in El Reno

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