When to Plant Summer Savory in Nazareth, PA

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.

You can determine when to plant summer savory in Nazareth by using 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 one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant summer savory
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant summer savory
Probably not a good time to plant summer savory

The earliest that you can plant summer savory in Nazareth 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your summer savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Nazareth. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Nazareth is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Nazareth you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your summer savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nazareth

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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