When to Plant Savoy cabbage in Twin Lakes, WI

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

In Twin Lakes you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant savoy cabbage by checking out 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 do well in pretty solid cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant savoy cabbage
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant savoy cabbage
Probably not a good time to plant savoy cabbage

The earliest that you can plant savoy cabbage in Twin Lakes 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your savoy cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your savoy cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Twin Lakes. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Twin Lakes is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Twin Lakes there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your savoy cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Twin Lakes

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°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 -10°F.

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