One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Tacoma you can figure out when you can plant savoy cabbage by referring to 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 tells us that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Tacoma 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. Any later than that and your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Tacoma. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Tacoma is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Tacoma it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to protect your savoy cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tacoma

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 Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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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