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

You will be able to estimate when you can plant napa cabbage by referring to the USDA zone info for Nazareth.

Planting Calendar for Napa cabbage

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

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

The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Nazareth 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. If you wait any later than that and your napa cabbage may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your napa cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Nazareth. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Nazareth is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Nazareth you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your napa cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Nazareth

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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