One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

A common way of figuring out when it's possible to plant winter savory is to use the USDA zone info for Nederland.

Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

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

Since winter savory are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Nederland 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 winter savory and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your winter savory may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Nederland. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Nederland is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Nederland there is a last frost after February 15 be ready to cover your winter savory if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Nederland

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.

Plants to Grow in Nederland

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Nederland.