One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

In Vinton you can estimate when to plant red cabbage by reviewing 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 tend to make it in cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Vinton 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. Starting your red cabbage indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Vinton. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Vinton is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Vinton there is a last frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your red cabbage if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vinton

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.

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