One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

One way of determining when to plant savoy cabbage is to check out the USDA zone info for Mullins.

Planting Calendar for Savoy cabbage

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

You can plant savoy cabbage quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Mullins 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Mullins. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Mullins and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Mullins you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Mullins

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Mullins

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