When to Plant Red cabbage in Bryant, AR

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Bryant can be reviewed to determine when it's the best time to plant red cabbage.


Planting Calendar for Red cabbage

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

Since red cabbage are very cold tolerant you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Bryant 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 red cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your red cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your red cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Bryant. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bryant is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Bryant there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your red cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bryant

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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