When to Plant Romanesco in Los Fresnos, TX

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Los Fresnos it's possible to estimate when you can 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 do ok in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Los Fresnos is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant romanesco and expect a good harvest is probably October. If you wait any later than that and your romanesco may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your romanesco indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Los Fresnos. You can expect an average low temperature of 30°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Los Fresnos may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Los Fresnos you get a frost after January 31 so always be ready to cover your romanesco in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Los Fresnos

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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