Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fultondale you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant celosia by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

Frost tolerance for celosia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since celosia are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Fultondale is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Fultondale. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Fultondale may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Fultondale there is a last frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your celosia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fultondale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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