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 USDA zone info for Wappingers Falls can be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant red cabbage.

Planting Calendar for Red cabbage

Frost tolerance for red cabbage:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

Since red cabbage are very cold tolerant you can plant them much earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Wappingers Falls. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Wappingers Falls may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Wappingers Falls it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your red cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Wappingers Falls

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°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 -5°F.

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