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.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant chinese cabbage by looking at the USDA zone info for Litchfield Park.

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 do well in moderate cold which means that you can plant them earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chinese cabbage in Litchfield Park is January. However, you really should wait until February 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 October. 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 few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Litchfield Park. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Litchfield Park is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Litchfield Park last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to cover your chinese cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Litchfield Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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