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.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant red cabbage by referring to the USDA zone info for Livingston.

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 start planting them much earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Livingston 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your red cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your red cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Livingston. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Livingston may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Livingston last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your red cabbage in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Livingston

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 Livingston

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