The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant winter savory in Rowlett should be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Winter Savory

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

Winter Savory are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Rowlett 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. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Rowlett. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rowlett 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 Rowlett it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your winter savory if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Rowlett

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 Rowlett

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