When to Plant Napa cabbage in Green Bay, WI

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

It's possible to determine when it's possible to plant napa cabbage by checking out the USDA zone info for Green Bay.

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Planting Calendar for Napa cabbage

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

You can plant napa cabbage earlier in the year because they do well in cold.

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A good time to plant napa cabbage
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant napa cabbage
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The earliest that you can plant napa cabbage in Green Bay 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. Any later than that and your napa cabbage may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your napa cabbage indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Green Bay. You should expect an average low temperature of -20°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Green Bay is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Green Bay there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your napa cabbage in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Green Bay

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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