When to Plant Napa cabbage in Greensburg, IN

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Greensburg it's possible to figure out when you can plant napa cabbage.


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 do well in quite a bit of cold which means that you can plant them much earlier in the year 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 Greensburg 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 napa cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your napa cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your napa cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Greensburg. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Greensburg may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Greensburg it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your napa cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greensburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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