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.

A way of determining when you can plant romaine lettuce is to examine the USDA zone info for Canal Fulton.

Planting Calendar for Romaine lettuce

Frost tolerance for romaine lettuce:	Very tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 7 weeks before last frost.

You can plant romaine lettuce earlier in the year because they are one of those plants that can tolerate quite a bit of cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant romaine lettuce in Canal Fulton 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 romaine lettuce and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your romaine lettuce may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your romaine lettuce indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Canal Fulton. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Canal Fulton is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Canal Fulton there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your romaine lettuce in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Canal Fulton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

Plants to Grow in Canal Fulton

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