One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Youngsville you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant napa cabbage by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Napa cabbage

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

Since napa cabbage do well in cold you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Youngsville 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 napa cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your napa cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your napa cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Youngsville. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Youngsville may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Youngsville it frosts late in the year after February 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your napa cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Youngsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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