Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden 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 Washougal should be determined by reviewing 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.

You can plant winter savory a little bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Washougal 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your winter savory may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Washougal. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Washougal is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Washougal there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your winter savory in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Washougal

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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