One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Grand Prairie can be looked at to determine when it's possible 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.

You can plant romanesco a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant romanesco in Grand Prairie 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your romanesco indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Grand Prairie the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Grand Prairie may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Grand Prairie there is a last frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your romanesco if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Grand Prairie

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

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

Plants to Grow in Grand Prairie

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