When to Plant Red cabbage in Fremont, CA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening 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 Fremont can be reffered to in order to determine when it's a good idea 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 a lot 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 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 red cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your red cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your red cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Fremont. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fremont is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Fremont you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your red cabbage if you have a surprise 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 Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°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.

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