When to Plant Chinese cabbage in Lynbrook, NY

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Lynbrook you can determine when it's a good idea to plant chinese cabbage by using the USDA zone info.


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 little 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 Lynbrook 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. Any later than that and your chinese cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your chinese cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Lynbrook is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Lynbrook you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your chinese cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lynbrook

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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