One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when you can plant cabbage by looking at the USDA zone info for Burlington.

Planting Calendar for Cabbage

Frost tolerance for cabbage:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since cabbage are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them just a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant cabbage in Burlington 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 cabbage and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Burlington and it changes from year to year. Half of the time in Burlington you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your cabbage if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Burlington

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°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 -10°F.

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