One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant romaine lettuce in Campbell can be determined by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Romaine lettuce

Frost tolerance for romaine lettuce:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant romaine lettuce quite a bit earlier in the year because they are very cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant romaine lettuce in Campbell is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant romaine lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your romaine lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your romaine lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Campbell. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for Campbell and it will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Campbell you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your romaine lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Campbell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Campbell

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