When to Plant Romanesco in Rogers, MN

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

By checking out the USDA zone info for Rogers you will be able to determine when you can plant romanesco.

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Planting Calendar for Romanesco

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

Romanesco are moderately cold tolerant which means that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant romanesco
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant romanesco
Probably not a good time to plant romanesco

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

The last month that you can plant romanesco and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your romanesco may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your romanesco indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Rogers. You can expect an average low temperature of -25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Rogers is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Rogers you get a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your romanesco if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Rogers

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°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 -20°F.

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