Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Somers Point you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant napa cabbage by using 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 can survive in quite a bit of cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Somers Point 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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 April 15 in Somers Point. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Somers Point may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Somers Point you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your napa cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Somers Point

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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