When to plant Chinese cabbage in Ohio

In spring, Apr 1 – May 15.

In fall, from June 15 – Aug 1 in Ashland to Aug 15 – Oct 1 in Warrensville Heights.

USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.

Chinese cabbage planting dates by place in Ohio
Place	Spring	Fall
Akron	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Alliance	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Amherst	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Ashland	Fall-planted	June 15 – Aug 1
Ashtabula	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Athens	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Aurora	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Avon	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Avon Lake	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Barberton	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Bay Village	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Beachwood	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Beavercreek	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Bedford	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Bedford Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Bellefontaine	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Berea	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Bexley	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Blue Ash	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Bowling Green	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Brecksville	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Broadview Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Brook Park	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Brooklyn	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Brunswick	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Bucyrus	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Cambridge	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Canal Winchester	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Canton	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Celina	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Centerville	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Chillicothe	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Cincinnati	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Circleville	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Clayton	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Cleveland	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Cleveland Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Columbus	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Conneaut	Apr 1 – May 15	July 15 – Aug 15
Coshocton	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Cuyahoga Falls	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Dayton	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Defiance	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Delaware	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Dover	Fall-planted	June 15 – Aug 1
Dublin	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
East Cleveland	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Eastlake	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Elyria	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Englewood	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Euclid	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Fairborn	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Fairfield	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Fairview Park	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Findlay	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Forest Park	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Fostoria	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Franklin	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Fremont	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Gahanna	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Galion	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Garfield Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Green	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Greenville	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Grove City	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Hamilton	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Harrison	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Heath	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Hilliard	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Huber Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Hudson	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Ironton	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Kent	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Kettering	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Lakewood	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Lancaster	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Lebanon	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Lima	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
London	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Lorain	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Loveland	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Lyndhurst	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Macedonia	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Mansfield	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Maple Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Marietta	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Marion	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Marysville	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Mason	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Massillon	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Maumee	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Mayfield Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Medina	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Mentor	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Miamisburg	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Middleburg Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Middletown	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Monroe	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Montgomery	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Mount Vernon	Fall-planted	June 15 – Aug 1
New Albany	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
New Franklin	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
New Philadelphia	Fall-planted	June 15 – Aug 1
Newark	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Niles	Apr 1 – May 15	June 15 – Aug 1
North Canton	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
North Olmsted	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
North Ridgeville	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
North Royalton	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Norton	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Norwalk	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Norwood	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Oregon	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Oxford	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Painesville	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Parma	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Parma Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Pataskala	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Perrysburg	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Pickerington	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Piqua	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Portsmouth	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Powell	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Ravenna	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Reading	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Reynoldsburg	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Richmond Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Riverside	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Rocky River	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Salem	Fall-planted	June 15 – Aug 1
Sandusky	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Seven Hills	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Shaker Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Sharonville	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Sidney	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Solon	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
South Euclid	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Springboro	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Springdale	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Springfield	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Steubenville	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Stow	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Streetsboro	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Strongsville	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Sylvania	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Tallmadge	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Tiffin	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Tipp City	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Toledo	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Trenton	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Trotwood	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Troy	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Twinsburg	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
University Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Upper Arlington	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Urbana	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Van Wert	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Vandalia	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Vermilion	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Wadsworth	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Warren	Apr 1 – May 15	June 15 – Aug 1
Warrensville Heights	Fall-planted	Aug 15 – Oct 1
Washington Court House	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
West Carrollton	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Westerville	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Westlake	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Whitehall	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Wickliffe	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Willoughby	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Willowick	Fall-planted	Aug 1 – Sept 15
Wilmington	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Wooster	Fall-planted	June 15 – Aug 1
Worthington	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Xenia	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Youngstown	Fall-planted	July 15 – Aug 15
Zanesville	Fall-planted	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. The full USDA table for chinese cabbage.