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When to Plant Red cabbage in Coffeyville, KS

One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your 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.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant red cabbage by referring to the USDA zone info for Coffeyville.

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Planting Calendar for Red cabbage

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

Red cabbage do well in cold which means that you can get them planted much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant red cabbage
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant red cabbage
Probably not a good time to plant red cabbage

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Coffeyville 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. If you are starting your red cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Coffeyville. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Coffeyville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Coffeyville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your red cabbage in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Coffeyville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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