When to plant Chinese cabbage in New Jersey
In fall, from July 15 – Aug 15 in Beachwood to Sept 1 – Oct 15 in West New York.
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 |
|---|---|
| Asbury Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Atlantic City | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Bayonne | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Beachwood | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bellmawr | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Bergenfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bound Brook | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bridgeton | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Burlington | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Camden | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Carteret | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Chatham | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Cliffside Park | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Clifton | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Collingswood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dover | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Dumont | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| East Orange | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| East Rutherford | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Eatontown | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Edgewater | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Elizabeth | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Elmwood Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Englewood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Fair Lawn | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Fairview | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Florham Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Fort Lee | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Franklin Lakes | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Freehold | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Garfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Glassboro | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Glen Rock | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Gloucester City | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Guttenberg | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Hackensack | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hackettstown | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Haddonfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hammonton | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Harrison | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Hasbrouck Heights | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hawthorne | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Highland Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hillsdale | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Hoboken | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Hopatcong | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Jersey City | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Kearny | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Kinnelon | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lincoln Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Linden | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lindenwold | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Little Ferry | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lodi | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Long Branch | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Madison | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Manville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Maywood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Metuchen | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Middlesex | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Millville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Morristown | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New Brunswick | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New Milford | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New Providence | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Newark | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| North Arlington | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| North Plainfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Oakland | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Ocean City | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Palisades Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paramus | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Passaic | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Paterson | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Perth Amboy | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Phillipsburg | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Pine Hill | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Plainfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Pleasantville | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Point Pleasant | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Pompton Lakes | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Princeton | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rahway | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Ramsey | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Red Bank | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Ridgefield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Ridgefield Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Ridgewood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Ringwood | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| River Edge | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Roselle | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Roselle Park | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Rutherford | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Sayreville | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Secaucus | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Somers Point | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Somerville | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| South Amboy | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| South Plainfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| South River | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Summit | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Tenafly | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Tinton Falls | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Totowa | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Trenton | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Union City | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Vineland | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Waldwick | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Wallington | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wanaque | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| West New York | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Westfield | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Westwood | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wood-Ridge | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Woodbury | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Woodland Park | Aug 1 – Sept 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.