When to plant Chinese cabbage in Indiana
In fall, from June 15 – Aug 1 in Auburn to Aug 15 – Oct 1 in Sellersburg.
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 |
|---|---|
| Anderson | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Auburn | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Avon | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bargersville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bedford | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Beech Grove | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bloomington | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bluffton | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Brownsburg | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Carmel | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Cedar Lake | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chesterton | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Clarksville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Columbia City | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Columbus | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Connersville | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Crawfordsville | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Crown Point | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Danville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Decatur | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Dyer | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East Chicago | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Elkhart | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Evansville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Fishers | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Fort Wayne | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Frankfort | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Franklin | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Gary | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Goshen | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Greenfield | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Greensburg | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Greenwood | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Griffith | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hammond | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Highland | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hobart | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Huntertown | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Huntington | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Indianapolis | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Jasper | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Jeffersonville | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Kendallville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Kokomo | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| La Porte | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lafayette | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lake Station | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lawrence | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lebanon | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Logansport | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lowell | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Madison | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Marion | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Martinsville | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| McCordsville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Merrillville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Michigan City | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mishawaka | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mooresville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Muncie | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Munster | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| New Albany | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| New Castle | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| New Haven | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Noblesville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Peru | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plainfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Plymouth | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Portage | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Richmond | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Schererville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Sellersburg | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Seymour | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shelbyville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| South Bend | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Speedway | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| St. John | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Terre Haute | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Valparaiso | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Vincennes | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wabash | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Warsaw | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Washington | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| West Lafayette | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Westfield | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Whitestown | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Yorktown | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Zionsville | 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.