When to plant Chinese cabbage in New York
In spring, from Apr 1 – May 15 in Amsterdam to May 1 – June 15 in Oneonta.
In fall, from June 1 – July 15 in Corning to Sept 1 – Oct 15 in New York.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Airmont | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Albany | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Amsterdam | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Auburn | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Babylon | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Batavia | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Beacon | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Binghamton | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Buffalo | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Canandaigua | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chestnut Ridge | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Cohoes | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Corning | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Cortland | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Depew | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dobbs Ferry | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Dunkirk | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| East Rockaway | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Elmira | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Endicott | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Floral Park | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Freeport | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Fulton | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Garden City | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Geneva | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Glen Cove | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Glens Falls | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Gloversville | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Great Neck | Fall-planted | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Harrison | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Haverstraw | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hempstead | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Ithaca | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Jamestown | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Johnson City | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Kenmore | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Kingston | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Kiryas Joel | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lackawanna | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lake Grove | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lancaster | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lindenhurst | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lockport | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Long Beach | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lynbrook | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mamaroneck | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Massapequa Park | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Middletown | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mineola | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mount Kisco | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mount Vernon | Fall-planted | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| New Hyde Park | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| New Rochelle | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| New York | Fall-planted | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Newburgh | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Niagara Falls | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| North Tonawanda | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Olean | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Oneida | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Oneonta | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Ossining | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Oswego | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Patchogue | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Peekskill | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plattsburgh | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Port Chester | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Poughkeepsie | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rochester | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Rockville Centre | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Rome | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Rye | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Saratoga Springs | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Scarsdale | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Schenectady | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Spring Valley | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Suffern | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Syracuse | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Tarrytown | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Tonawanda | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Troy | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Utica | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Valley Stream | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Watertown | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Watervliet | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| West Haverstraw | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Westbury | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| White Plains | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Woodbury | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Yonkers | Fall-planted | 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.