One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant cabbage by checking out the USDA zone info for Orange.

Planting Calendar for Cabbage

Frost tolerance for cabbage:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Cabbage do ok in some cold which means that you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant cabbage in Orange 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Orange. You should expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Orange is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Orange it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Orange

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 Orange

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Orange.