One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The best time to plant red cabbage in La Follette should be estimated by using 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 a bit of cold which means that you can plant them earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in La Follette 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your red cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in La Follette. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Follette may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in La Follette last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your red cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for La Follette

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.

Plants to Grow in La Follette

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