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 first opportunity to plant red cabbage in Newberg can be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Red cabbage

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

Red cabbage do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Newberg 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. Any later than that and your red cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your red cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Newberg. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Newberg is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Newberg you get a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your red cabbage in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Newberg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Newberg

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Newberg.