One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Punxsutawney can be estimated by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Savoy cabbage

Frost tolerance for savoy cabbage:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Savoy cabbage are very cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Punxsutawney 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. Any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your savoy cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Punxsutawney is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Punxsutawney last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Punxsutawney

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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