When to Plant Romanesco in Archbald, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant romanesco by looking at the USDA zone info for Archbald.


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 just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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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 Archbald 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your romanesco may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your romanesco indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Archbald is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Archbald you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your romanesco in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Archbald

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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