When to Plant Cabbage (Cabus)

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sure
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Cabbage (Cabus) - Sow outside

Wait for a safer window

Forecast low 5.3 C is at or below the crop cold threshold 15 C.

78% local confidence

Field readings
Night5.3 C lows
Soil4 C minimum
Rain12.8 mm over snapshot
Wind23.2 C daytime highs
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Best window
After risk clears -> next window
Avoid
Today -> May 14, 2026
Night
5.3 C
Forecast low 5.3 C is at or below the crop cold threshold 15 C.
Heat
23.2 C
Watch the warmest afternoons after planting.
Rain
12.8 mm
Forecast highs remain below the crop heat threshold.
Crop fit
4 C minimum
Average air temperature is comfortably above the crop base temperature.
Forecast strip

Planting window

From
After risk clears
First possible planting day
25
days min
Minimum season needed for cabbage (cabus) to yield
Up to
next window
Last strong planting day
Estimated first yield
26 Jan 2026
Based on planting 1 Jan 2026 plus 25 minimum days for cabbage (cabus).
Do this next
  1. 1Wait for the main risk to clear before sowing outside.
  2. 2Check overnight lows first if seedlings or warm-season crops are involved.
  3. 3Use this verdict as a field decision, not as a fixed calendar date.
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