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.

In Missouri City you can determine when to plant savoy cabbage by using 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 means that you can plant them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Missouri City is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Missouri City. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Missouri City may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Missouri City you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your savoy cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Missouri City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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