One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

The USDA zone info for Alachua should be reviewed to determine when it's possible 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 do well in cold you can plant them quite a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Alachua is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your red cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your red cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Alachua. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Alachua may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Alachua you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your red cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Alachua

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Alachua

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