The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant red cabbage in Winter Garden should be estimated by reviewing 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.

You can plant red cabbage a lot earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Winter Garden 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. Any later than that and your red cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your red cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Winter Garden is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Winter Garden you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your red cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Winter Garden

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.

Plants to Grow in Winter Garden

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Winter Garden.