One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant cabbage in Fairbanks can be figured out by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Cabbage

Frost tolerance for cabbage:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Cabbage do well in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant cabbage in Fairbanks is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Fairbanks. It might get as low as -50°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fairbanks is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fairbanks it frosts late in the year after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fairbanks

Here is the info for USDA Zone 2a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	August 15
Lowest Expected Low	-50°F
Highest Expected Low	-45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -50°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -45°F.

Plants to Grow in Fairbanks

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Fairbanks.