When to Plant Romanesco in Bradford, PA

Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate 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.

A way of making a decision about when it's a good idea to plant romanesco is to use the USDA zone info for Bradford.


Planting Calendar for Romanesco

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

Romanesco tend to make it in a little bit of cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year 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 Bradford 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 really do well. Starting your romanesco indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Bradford. It might get as low as -20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bradford is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Bradford it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your romanesco if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bradford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-20°F
Highest Expected Low-15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -15°F.

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