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.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Shenandoah you will be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant winter savory.

Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

Frost tolerance for winter savory:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant winter savory a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Shenandoah 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. If you wait any later than that and your winter savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your winter savory indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Shenandoah is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Shenandoah you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your winter savory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Shenandoah

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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