When to plant Chinese cabbage in Illinois
In fall, from June 15 – Aug 1 in Bartlett to Aug 15 – Oct 1 in Wood River.
In spring: USDA's 1967 table lists chinese cabbage as generally fall-planted in every place here. Newer advice from your state's extension service may differ.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Fall |
|---|---|
| Addison | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Algonquin | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Alsip | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Alton | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Antioch | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Arlington Heights | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Aurora | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Barrington | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bartlett | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Batavia | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Beach Park | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Belleville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bellwood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Belvidere | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bensenville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Berwyn | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bloomingdale | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Bloomington | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Blue Island | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bolingbrook | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bourbonnais | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bradley | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bridgeview | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Brookfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Buffalo Grove | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Burbank | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Burr Ridge | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Cahokia Heights | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Calumet City | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Campton Hills | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Canton | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Carbondale | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Carol Stream | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Carpentersville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Cary | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Centralia | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Champaign | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Channahon | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Charleston | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chatham | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chicago | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Chicago Heights | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chicago Ridge | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Cicero | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Collinsville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Columbia | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Country Club Hills | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Crest Hill | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Crestwood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Crystal Lake | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Danville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Darien | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Decatur | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Deerfield | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| DeKalb | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Des Plaines | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dixon | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Dolton | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Downers Grove | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East Moline | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East Peoria | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East St. Louis | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Edwardsville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Effingham | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Elgin | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Elk Grove Village | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Elmhurst | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Elmwood Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Evanston | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Evergreen Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Fairview Heights | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Forest Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Fox Lake | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Frankfort | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Franklin Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Freeport | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Galesburg | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Geneva | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glen Carbon | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Glen Ellyn | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glendale Heights | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glenview | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Godfrey | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Granite City | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Grayslake | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Gurnee | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hanover Park | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Harvey | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hazel Crest | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Herrin | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hickory Hills | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Highland | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Highland Park | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hinsdale | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hoffman Estates | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Homer Glen | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Homewood | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Huntley | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Jacksonville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Joliet | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Justice | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Kankakee | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Kewanee | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| La Grange | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| La Grange Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lake Forest | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lake in the Hills | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lake Zurich | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lansing | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lemont | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Libertyville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lincoln | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lincolnwood | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lindenhurst | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lisle | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lockport | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lombard | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Loves Park | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lyons | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Machesney Park | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Macomb | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mahomet | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Manhattan | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Marion | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Markham | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Matteson | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mattoon | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Maywood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| McHenry | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Melrose Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Midlothian | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Minooka | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mokena | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Moline | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Montgomery | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Morris | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Morton | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Morton Grove | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mount Prospect | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mount Vernon | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mundelein | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Naperville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| New Lenox | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Niles | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Normal | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Norridge | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| North Aurora | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| North Chicago | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Northbrook | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Northlake | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| O'Fallon | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Oak Forest | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Oak Lawn | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Oak Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Orland Park | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Oswego | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Ottawa | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Palatine | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Palos Heights | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Palos Hills | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Park Forest | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Park Ridge | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Pekin | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Peoria | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Pingree Grove | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plainfield | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plano | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Pontiac | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Prospect Heights | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Quincy | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Rantoul | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Richton Park | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| River Forest | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| River Grove | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Riverdale | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Rock Island | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rockford | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rolling Meadows | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Romeoville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Roscoe | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Roselle | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Round Lake | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Round Lake Beach | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Schaumburg | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Schiller Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Shiloh | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shorewood | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Skokie | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| South Elgin | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| South Holland | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Springfield | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| St. Charles | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Sterling | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Streamwood | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Streator | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Summit | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Swansea | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Sycamore | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Taylorville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Tinley Park | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Troy | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Urbana | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Vernon Hills | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Villa Park | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Warrenville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Washington | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Waterloo | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wauconda | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Waukegan | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| West Chicago | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Westchester | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Western Springs | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Westmont | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Wheaton | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Wheeling | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wilmette | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Winfield | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Winnetka | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Wood Dale | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wood River | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Woodridge | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Woodstock | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Worth | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Yorkville | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Zion | July 15 – Aug 15 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for chinese cabbage.