One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant winter savory by using the USDA zone info for Cottage Grove.

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 just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant winter savory in Cottage Grove 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your winter savory indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Cottage Grove. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cottage Grove is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Cottage Grove last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to cover your winter savory in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cottage Grove

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-20°F
Highest Expected Low	-15°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 -15°F.

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