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.

The USDA zone info for Briarcliff Manor can be looked at to figure out when to plant chinese celery.

Planting Calendar for Chinese celery

Frost tolerance for chinese celery:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Chinese celery do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Briarcliff Manor is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chinese celery and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chinese celery may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chinese celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Briarcliff Manor. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Briarcliff Manor is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Briarcliff Manor you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your chinese celery if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Briarcliff Manor

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Briarcliff Manor

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