When to plant Chinese cabbage in Pennsylvania
In spring, Apr 1 – May 15.
In fall, from June 1 – July 15 in Hermitage to Sept 1 – Oct 15 in Philadelphia.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Allentown | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Altoona | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Baldwin | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Berwick | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Bethel Park | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Bethlehem | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bloomsburg | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Butler | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Carlisle | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chambersburg | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Chester | Fall-planted | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Coatesville | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Columbia | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Darby | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Dunmore | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Easton | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Elizabethtown | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Emmaus | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Ephrata | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Erie | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Franklin Park | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Greensburg | Fall-planted | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Hanover | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Harrisburg | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hazleton | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Hermitage | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Indiana | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| Jefferson Hills | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Johnstown | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Kingston | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lancaster | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lansdale | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Lansdowne | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lebanon | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lower Burrell | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| McKeesport | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Meadville | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mechanicsburg | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Monroeville | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Munhall | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Murrysville | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Nanticoke | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| New Castle | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| New Kensington | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Norristown | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Northampton | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Philadelphia | Fall-planted | Sept 1 – Oct 15 |
| Phoenixville | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Pittsburgh | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Plum | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Pottstown | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Pottsville | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Reading | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Scranton | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Sharon | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| St. Marys | Apr 1 – May 15 | June 15 – Aug 1 |
| State College | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Washington | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Waynesboro | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| West Chester | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| West Mifflin | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Whitehall | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Wilkes-Barre | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Wilkinsburg | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Williamsport | Fall-planted | July 15 – Aug 15 |
| Wyomissing | Fall-planted | Aug 1 – Sept 15 |
| Yeadon | Fall-planted | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| York | 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. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for chinese cabbage.