The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In West Hollywood you can determine when you can plant romaine lettuce by referring to 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.

Since romaine lettuce do well in cold you can plant them a lot earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant romaine lettuce in West Hollywood 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. If you wait any later than that and your romaine lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your romaine lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in West Hollywood. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for West Hollywood is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in West Hollywood you get a frost after January 31 so always be ready to protect your romaine lettuce if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for West Hollywood

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

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