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.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant cabbage in Fremont by using 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 are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cabbage in Fremont 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 cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on January 31 in Fremont. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fremont may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fremont last frost occurs after January 31 so always be ready to protect your cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Fremont

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Fremont

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