Growing Cabbage in Zone 10
When to plant and harvest cabbage in Zone 10— based on your zone's frost dates.
Zone 10 sits just outside cabbage's ideal range (Zones 1–9), but a good harvest is achievable with careful timing and a little season extension.
Cabbage planting calendar for Zone 10
These months are derived from Zone 10's frost dates — last frost around Rare or none, first frost around Rare — December to January in coldest years.
Start indoors
January
Sow outdoors
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Transplant
January
Harvest
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Cabbage care at a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun (6+ hours); tolerates light shade in heat
- Water
- 1.5 inches per week, very consistent
- Spacing
- 12–18 in apart
- Days to maturity
- 60–100 days from transplant
- Best zones
- 1–9 (cool-season biennial grown as annual)
Growing cabbage in Zone 10: FAQs
Can you grow cabbage in Zone 10?＋
Zone 10 sits just outside cabbage's ideal range (Zones 1–9), but a good harvest is achievable with careful timing and a little season extension.
When should I plant cabbage in Zone 10?＋
In Zone 10, start seeds indoors around January. Zone 10's last spring frost is typically Rare or none and its first fall frost around Rare — December to January in coldest years, which sets the planting window.
When to harvest cabbage in Zone 10?＋
Harvest timing depends on your planting date and variety — cabbage typically matures in 60–100 days from transplant. See the full guide for harvest cues.
Full Cabbage guide →
Complete care, problems, companions, and harvest tips.
Zone 10 overview →
Frost dates, climate, and everything to grow here.
June in Zone 10 →
What to sow, transplant, and harvest this month.