One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

It's possible to determine when it's the best time to plant romanesco by reviewing the USDA zone info for Labelle.

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 little bit earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant romanesco in Labelle 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 romanesco and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your romanesco may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your romanesco indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Labelle may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Labelle you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your romanesco in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Labelle

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 Labelle

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