When to plant Chinese cabbage

The planting dates depend on your average frost dates. Enter a ZIP code to get yours, or read the USDA table below.

Earliest safe spring planting dates: chinese cabbage
Average last freezePlant
Jan 30Generally fall-planted
Feb 8Generally fall-planted
Feb 18Generally fall-planted
Feb 28Generally fall-planted
Mar 10Generally fall-planted
Mar 20Generally fall-planted
Mar 30Generally fall-planted
Apr 10Generally fall-planted
Apr 20Generally fall-planted
Apr 30Generally fall-planted
May 10Apr 1 – May 15
May 20May 1 – June 15
May 30May 10 – June 15
June 10May 20 – June 1
Latest safe fall planting dates: chinese cabbage
Average first freezePlant by
Aug 30May 15 – June 15
Sept 10May 15 – June 15
Sept 20June 1 – July 1
Sept 30June 1 – July 15
Oct 10June 15 – Aug 1
Oct 20July 15 – Aug 15
Oct 30Aug 1 – Sept 15
Nov 10Aug 15 – Oct 1
Nov 20Sept 1 – Oct 15
Nov 30Sept 1 – Nov 1
Dec 10Sept 1 – Nov 15
Dec 20Sept 1 – Dec 1

Source: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. The bulletin scan.

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