When to Plant Napa cabbage in Palm Beach, FL

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 best time to plant napa cabbage in Palm Beach should be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Napa cabbage

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

Napa cabbage are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant napa cabbage
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant napa cabbage
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The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Palm Beach 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 napa cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your napa cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your napa cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Palm Beach. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Palm Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Palm Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your napa cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Palm Beach

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