Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Newton Falls you can estimate when it's the best time to plant romaine lettuce by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Romaine lettuce

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

Romaine lettuce do well in cold which tells us that you can plant them a quite a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant romaine lettuce in Newton Falls 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your romaine lettuce may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your romaine lettuce indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Newton Falls. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Newton Falls may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Newton Falls you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your romaine lettuce in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Newton Falls

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.

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