Savoy cabbage · Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
When to plant savoy cabbages in Aguascalientes
Main outdoor window
15 Jan - 5 Feb
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
5 February
In Aguascalientes, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
1 Oct - 28 Feb
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Aguascalientes
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Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Start indoors
11 Dec - 1 Jan
Eight weeks before your last frost, under cover or on a windowsill.
Transplant
15 Jan - 5 Feb
Three weeks before your last frost.
Harvest
1 Oct - 28 Feb
Savoy cabbages through the year
Against the frost risk in Aguascalientes
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Aguascalientes
July has the highest average precipitation (131 mm); April has the lowest (4 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in Aguascalientes
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C (40.7°F)40.7°F (4.9°C) | 20.8°C (69.5°F)69.5°F (20.8°C) | 1.3 |
| February | 5.8°C (42.5°F)42.5°F (5.8°C) | 23.1°C (73.7°F)73.7°F (23.1°C) | 0.7 |
| March | 7.4°C (45.3°F)45.3°F (7.4°C) | 25.8°C (78.5°F)78.5°F (25.8°C) | 0.1 |
| April | 9.9°C (49.9°F)49.9°F (9.9°C) | 28.6°C (83.4°F)83.4°F (28.6°C) | 0.0 |
| May | 12.7°C (54.9°F)54.9°F (12.7°C) | 30.3°C (86.5°F)86.5°F (30.3°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 14.2°C (57.6°F)57.6°F (14.2°C) | 28.9°C (84.1°F)84.1°F (28.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 13.2°C (55.8°F)55.8°F (13.2°C) | 27.1°C (80.8°F)80.8°F (27.1°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 13°C (55.4°F)55.4°F (13°C) | 27.2°C (81°F)81°F (27.2°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 12.7°C (54.8°F)54.8°F (12.7°C) | 26.2°C (79.2°F)79.2°F (26.2°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 10.5°C (50.9°F)50.9°F (10.5°C) | 25.4°C (77.7°F)77.7°F (25.4°C) | 0.0 |
| November | 7.6°C (45.7°F)45.7°F (7.6°C) | 23.3°C (73.9°F)73.9°F (23.3°C) | 0.5 |
| December | 5.7°C (42.3°F)42.3°F (5.7°C) | 21.1°C (70°F)70°F (21.1°C) | 1.0 |
For savoy cabbages, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing savoy cabbages for Aguascalientes
- July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 131 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant savoy cabbages
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 7°C (44.6°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
- Harden off plants raised indoors: gradually expose them to outdoor light, wind and temperature before their final move into the bed.
- Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.
Choose a savoy for the season when you want heads
Give transplants enough space and a fertile, drained bed. Maintain moisture while heads develop, and inspect folded leaves for caterpillars, aphids and slugs. Young plants still need protection from unsuitable weather despite the reputation of mature winter varieties.
Harvest when heads are firm and useful for the kitchen. Record how long sound heads remain in the ground under your conditions; that holding period is more helpful for planning than a single maturity-day figure.
What to record this season
Did heads firm up in the intended season and remain usable until needed? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.
Further reading: RHS cabbages growing guide . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
The RHS reference is written for UK growing conditions. Use its cultivation advice with local seasonal guidance; UK sowing months are not worldwide planting dates.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Give transplants enough space and a fertile, drained bed. Maintain moisture while heads develop, and inspect folded leaves for caterpillars, aphids and slugs. Young plants still need protection from unsuitable weather despite the reputation of mature winter varieties.
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.
This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Savoy cabbages are timed from 8 weeks before that frost for an indoor start, with planting out 3 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Aguascalientes.
The median frost-free season here is 296 days, against 90 to 130 days to maturity for this crop counted from planting out. That margin is what decides whether a late sowing is worth attempting.
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Growing savoy cabbages in Aguascalientes
Can I grow savoy cabbages in Aguascalientes?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 131 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant savoy cabbages in Aguascalientes?
Aim for 15 Jan - 5 Feb in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 11 Feb - 4 Mar - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might savoy cabbages be ready to harvest in Aguascalientes?
The estimated period is 1 Oct - 28 Feb, based on 90 to 130 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will savoy cabbages tolerate?
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.