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.

In South Pasadena you can determine when you can plant red cabbage by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Red cabbage

Frost tolerance for red cabbage:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Red cabbage are very cold tolerant which means that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in South Pasadena 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. If you wait 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

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in South Pasadena. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for South Pasadena is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in South Pasadena it frosts late in the year after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your red cabbage in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for South Pasadena

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.

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