Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Greeley should be reffered to in order to figure out when it's the best time to plant romanesco.

Planting Calendar for Romanesco

Frost tolerance for romanesco:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant romanesco a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant romanesco in Greeley is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant romanesco and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your romanesco may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your romanesco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Greeley. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Greeley may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Greeley you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your romanesco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Greeley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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