One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant brussels sprouts by referring to the USDA zone info for Lynnwood.

Planting Calendar for Brussels Sprouts

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

You can plant brussels sprouts a bit earlier in the year because they are moderately cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant brussels sprouts in Lynnwood 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 brussels sprouts and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your brussels sprouts may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your brussels sprouts indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Lynnwood. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lynnwood is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lynnwood last frost occurs after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your brussels sprouts in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lynnwood

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.

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