One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant napa cabbage in Tuscumbia should be figured out by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Napa cabbage

Frost tolerance for napa cabbage:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Napa cabbage do ok in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Tuscumbia 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 napa cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your napa cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your napa cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Tuscumbia. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Tuscumbia is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Tuscumbia it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your napa cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tuscumbia

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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