Skip to content

Can You Grow Cabbage in Zone 11b?

Zone 11b 365 frost-free days
Quick Answer: ❌ No — Cabbage can grow in most zones as a cool-season crop — it tolerates frost well.
❌ No

Cabbage won't survive Zone 11b winters outdoors

Cabbage can grow in most zones as a cool-season crop — it tolerates frost well.

🌱 What Does Grow in Zone 11b?

These alternatives thrive in your conditions.

🌾 Amaranth (Chaulai / Rajgira) ✅ 🫑 Bell Pepper ✅ 🥒 Bitter Melon (Karela) ✅ 🥒 Bottle Gourd (Lauki / Doodhi) ✅ 🍒 Cherry Tomato ✅

🌿 Other Things That Grow in Zone 11b

🌾 Amaranth (Chaulai / Rajgira) ✅ Beginner 🥑 Avocado ✅ 🍌 Banana ✅ 🌿 Basil ✅ Beginner 🫑 Bell Pepper ✅ 🥒 Bitter Melon (Karela) ✅ 💙 Borage ✅ Beginner 🥒 Bottle Gourd (Lauki / Doodhi) ✅
See all plants for Zone 11b →

📍 Where Else Can You Grow Cabbage?

Zone 1a Zone 1b Zone 2a Zone 2b Zone 3a Zone 3b

🗺️ USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

Zone 11 is shown in this colour on the map below
2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — zones 1 to 13

2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map — public domain. USDA Agricultural Research Service

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

USDA zones run 1a–13b (26 half-zones). Each full zone above covers both the a and b half-zones. Browse all US zones →

Technical climate details for Zone 11b
USDA Zone
11b
Last Frost
no frost
First Frost
no frost
Frost-Free Days
365
Cabbage Zone Range
1a – 9b
Days to Harvest
70–120 days

Frequently Asked Questions

Cabbage can grow in most zones as a cool-season crop — it tolerates frost well.
Zone 11b is in USDA Hardiness Zone 11b with approximately 365 frost-free days per year.
Cabbage grows in USDA Zones 1a–9b.
Cabbage needs moderate care and attention to thrive.