When to Plant Napa cabbage in Reidsville, NC

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 earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Reidsville should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

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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 pretty solid cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Reidsville 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. Any later than that and your napa cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your napa cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Reidsville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 5°F.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Reidsville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Reidsville you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your napa cabbage in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Reidsville

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.

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