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 best time to plant chinese cabbage in Vandalia should be estimated by checking out the USDA zone info.
Planting Calendar for Chinese cabbage
Frost tolerance for chinese cabbage: | Tolerant of some frost. |
When to plant: | Up to 5 weeks before last frost. |
Chinese cabbage are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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A good time to plant chinese cabbage | |
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant chinese cabbage | |
Probably not a good time to plant chinese cabbage |
The earliest that you can plant chinese cabbage in Vandalia 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 chinese cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your chinese cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your chinese cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.
Last Frost Date
On average the last frost is on April 15 in Vandalia. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.
Since the USDA zone info for Vandalia may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Vandalia it frosts late in the year after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your chinese cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.
USDA Zone Info for Vandalia
Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.
Average Date of Last Frost (spring) | April 15 |
Average Date of First Frost (fall) | October 15 |
Lowest Expected Low | -10°F |
Highest Expected Low | -5°F |
This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.
Plants to Grow in Vandalia
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Vegetables
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Asparagus lettuce
- Asparagus peas
- Beets
- Bell Peppers
- Bittercress
- Black pepper
- Black radish
- Bok Choi
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Bunching Onions
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupes
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celeriac
- Celery
- Chard
- Chicory
- Chinese cabbage
- Chives
- Corn
- Corn salad
- Cucumbers
- Eggplants
- Endive
- Fennel
- Field Peas
- Garden cress
- Garlic
- Gherkins
- Green beans
- Hamburg root parsley
- Iceberg lettuce
- Indian cress
- Jerusalem artichokes
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Melons
- Mustard greens
- Napa cabbage
- Neeps
- New Zealand spinach
- Okra
- Onions
- Parsnip
- Pea
- Peanut
- Pearl onions
- Peas
- Pole beans
- Potatos
- Pumpkins
- Purslane
- Radicchio
- Radishes
- Red cabbage
- Rhubarb
- Romaine lettuce
- Romanesco
- Runner beans
- Salsify
- Savoy cabbage
- Scallions
- Shallots
- Snap beans
- Snow peas
- Spinach
- Squash
- Strawberries
- String beans
- Sweet corn
- Sweet Potatos
- Tomatos
- Tree onions
- Turnips
- Watercress
- Watermelon
- Welsh onion
- Zucchini
Herbs
Flowers
- Abutilon
- Achillea
- Achimenes
- Aegopodium
- African Daisy
- Ageratum
- Ajuga
- Alstromeria
- Alternanthera
- Alternaria
- Alyssum
- Amaranthus
- Anagallis
- Anchusa
- Anemone
- Angelonia
- Angel's Trumpets
- Arabis
- Arctotis
- Argyranthemum
- Armeria
- Artemesia
- Asparagus Fern
- Asters
- Astilbe
- Aubretia
- Aubrieta
- Aurinia
- Axilflower
- Baby Blue Eyes
- Baby's Breath
- Bachelor Buttons
- Bacopa
- Balloon Flower
- Balsam
- Banana
- Basket of Gold
- Bee Balm
- Begonias
- Bellis
- Bells of Ireland
- Bidens
- Bishop's Weed
- Black Eyed Susans
- Bleeding Hearts
- Bloodleaf
- Blue Lace Flowers
- Blue Throatwort
- Bougainvillea
- Bower Vine
- Brachycome
- Browallia
- Brunfelsia
- Buddha belly plant
- Bunny Tails grass
- Caladium
- Calendula
- Calibrachoa
- California Poppy
- Calla Lily
- Calliopsis
- Campanula
- Candytuft
- Canna
- Cardinal Flower
- Carnation
- Catharanthus
- Celosia
- Centaurea
- Cerastium
- Chocolate Daisy
- Chrysanthemum
- Chrysanthemums
- Chrysocephalum
- Cigar Plant
- Cleome
- Clover
- Coleus
- Columbine
- Common hollyhock
- Copperleaf
- Coral Bells
- Coreopsis
- Cosmos
- Crassula
- Creeping Phlox
- Creeping Zinnia
- Crossandra
- Cuphea
- Dahlberg Daisy
- Dahlia
- Dahlias
- Dallas Fern
- Datura
- Daylily
- Decorative Kale
- Delphinium
- Dianthus
- Diascia
- Dichondra
- Didiscus
- Digitalis
- Dipladenia
- Doronicum
- Dracaena
- Dusty Miller
- Echinacea
- Elephant Ears
- English Daisy
- Erysimum
- Euphorbia
- Evolvulus
- Fanflower
- Felicia Daisy
- Festuca
- Feverfew
- Fiber Optic Grass
- Firebush
- Flax
- Flowering Kale
- Flowering Maple
- Flowering Tobacco
- Flower-of-an-Hour
- Forget-Me-Not
- Fountain Grass
- Four O' Clock
- Four-o-clock flower
- Foxglove
- Fuchsia
- Gaillardia
- Galium
- Garden Mums
- Gayfeather
- Gazania
- Geranium
- Gerbera
- Geum
- Gladiolus
- Gloriosa Daisy
- Gloriosa Lily
- Gomphrena
- Guara
- Gypsophila
- Hamelia
- Hardy Asters
- Hardy Hibiscus
- Helianthemum
- Heliotrope
- Hemerocallis
- Heuchera
- Hibiscus
- Hollyhocks
- Hosta
- Hypericum
- Iberis
- Iceland Poppy
- Impatiens
- Iresene
- Jasmine
- Lantana
- Larkspur
- Lavender
- Lavender Cotton
- Lenten Rose
- Liatris
- Lisianthus
- Lithospermum
- Livingstone Daisy
- Lobelia
- Lotus Vine
- Lunaria
- Lupine
- Lysimachia
- Maltese Cross
- Marguerite Daisy
- Marigold
- Matricaria
- Mecardonia
- Melampodium
- Mexican Feather Grass
- Millet
- Mimulus
- Missouri Primrose
- Monarda
- Money Plant
- Monkey Flower
- Moon Vine
- Morning Glory
- Myosotis
- Napa Valley Fern
- Nasturtium
- Nemesia
- Nicotiana
- Nierembergia
- Nigella
- Nolana
- Oenothera
- Oleander
- Oriental poppies
- Ornamental Grasses
- Osteospermum
- Oxalis
- Painted Daisies
- Painted Tongues
- Pampas Grass
- Pansies
- Pennisetum
- Penstemon
- Pentas
- Peonies
- Perilla
- Periwinkles
- Petunias
- Phlox
- Pincushion Flower
- Platycodon
- Plectranthus
- Polka Dot Plant
- Polygonums
- Poppies
- Portulaca
- Primroses
- Primula
- Purple Bell Vines
- Purple Coneflower
- Purple Rock Cress
- Pyrethrum
- Red Hot Pokers
- Regal Geranium
- Rock Cress
- Roses
- Ruby Grass
- Rudbeckia
- Sagina
- Salpiglossis
- Salvia
- Santolina
- Sanvitalia
- Saxifraga
- Scabiosa
- Scaevola
- Scarlet Pimpernels
- Scarlet Runner Beans
- Schizanthus
- Scutellaria
- Sedum
- Shasta Daisys
- Skullcap
- Snapdragons
- Snow-in Summer
- Statice
- Steirodiscus
- Stocks
- Stoneseed
- Strawflowers
- Streptocarpella
- Sunflowers
- Sutera
- Swan River Daisy
- Sweet Peas
- Sweet Potato Vine
- Sweet Sultan
- Sweet Williams
- Sweet Woodruff
- Tagetes
- Tall Phlox
- Thunbergia
- Tithonia
- Torch Lilys
- Torenia
- Trachelium
- Trailing Portulaca
- Transvaal Daisy
- Trifolium
- Tritoma
- Tropical Hibiscus
- Tropical Water Plants
- Twinspur
- Verbena
- Veronica
- Vinca Vine
- Violas
- Violets
- Xerianthemum
- Yarrow
- Zinnia