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 earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Payson can be estimated by referring to 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.

Since napa cabbage are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Payson 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 when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Payson. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Payson is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Payson last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your napa cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Payson

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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