The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Gillette you can figure out when to plant red cabbage by looking at 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.

Since red cabbage are very cold tolerant you can plant them earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant red cabbage in Gillette is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 August. Any later than that and your red cabbage may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your red cabbage indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Gillette. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Gillette may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Gillette last frost occurs after May 15 be ready to protect your red cabbage if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gillette

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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