The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate 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 Crawfordsville you can determine when it's the best time to plant romanesco by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Romanesco

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

Since romanesco do well in moderate cold you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant romanesco in Crawfordsville 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. If you wait any later than that and your romanesco may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your romanesco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Crawfordsville. It might get as low as -15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Crawfordsville is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Crawfordsville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so always be ready to protect your romanesco in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Crawfordsville

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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