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.

The first opportunity to plant napa cabbage in Horn Lake should be estimated by checking out 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.

Napa cabbage tend to make it in cold weather which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Horn Lake 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your napa cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Horn Lake. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Horn Lake is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Horn Lake you get a frost after March 15 be ready to cover your napa cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Horn Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Horn Lake

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