Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Galesburg you can estimate when to 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.

You can plant red cabbage quite a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Galesburg 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your red cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your red cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Galesburg. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Galesburg is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Galesburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your red cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Galesburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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