When to Plant Chinese cabbage in Clemmons, NC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when you can plant chinese cabbage by checking out the USDA zone info for Clemmons.


Planting Calendar for Chinese cabbage

Frost tolerance for chinese cabbage: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant chinese cabbage a bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

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

The earliest that you can plant chinese cabbage in Clemmons 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 chinese cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your chinese cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chinese cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Clemmons. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Clemmons may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Clemmons you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your chinese cabbage in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Clemmons

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Clemmons

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