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.

In San Jacinto you can estimate when it's the best time to plant chinese cabbage by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Chinese cabbage

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

You can plant chinese cabbage a little earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant chinese cabbage in San Jacinto 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 fully mature. If you are starting your chinese cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in San Jacinto. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for San Jacinto is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in San Jacinto it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your chinese cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for San Jacinto

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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