When to Plant Romanesco in Ellwood City, PA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By looking at the USDA zone info for Ellwood City you should be able to estimate when it's the best time to plant romanesco.


Planting Calendar for Romanesco

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

Romanesco are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to 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 Ellwood City 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. Any later than that and your romanesco may not have a chance to really do well. 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

In Ellwood City the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Ellwood City is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Ellwood City last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your romanesco if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ellwood City

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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