When to Plant Savoy cabbage in Goose Creek, SC

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 it's the best time to plant savoy cabbage in Goose Creek by looking at the USDA zone info.

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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 do well in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant savoy cabbage
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant savoy cabbage
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The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Goose Creek 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. If you wait any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your savoy cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Goose Creek. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Goose Creek is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Goose Creek you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your savoy cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Goose Creek

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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 20°F.

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