The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Webb City can be reviewed to estimate when it's the best time to plant red cabbage.

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 are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them much earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Webb City 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. Any later than that and 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

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Webb City. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Webb City is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Webb City it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your red cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Webb City

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.

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