When to plant Chinese cabbage in Kentucky
In fall, from June 15 – Aug 1 in Shelbyville to Aug 15 – Oct 1 in Shively.
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 |
|---|---|
| Alexandria | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Ashland | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bardstown | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Berea | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bowling Green | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Campbellsville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Covington | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Danville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Elizabethtown | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Erlanger | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Florence | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Fort Thomas | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Frankfort | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Franklin | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Georgetown | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glasgow | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Henderson | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hopkinsville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Independence | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Jeffersontown | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| La Grange | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lawrenceburg | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lexington | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Louisville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lyndon | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Madisonville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Mount Washington | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Murray | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Newport | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Nicholasville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Owensboro | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paducah | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paris | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Radcliff | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Richmond | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shelbyville | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Shepherdsville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Shively | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Somerset | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| St. Matthews | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Versailles | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Winchester | 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.