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.

In Corbin you can determine when it's a good idea 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 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 Corbin 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your red cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Corbin. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Corbin may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Corbin there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your red cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Corbin

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 Low	0°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.

Plants to Grow in Corbin

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