When to Plant Chinese celery in Beebe, AR

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

By referring to the USDA zone info for Beebe it's a good idea to determine 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.

Since chinese celery do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant chinese celery
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant chinese celery
Probably not a good time to plant chinese celery

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Beebe 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 really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chinese celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Beebe. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Beebe is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Beebe it frosts late in the year after April 15 so always be ready to cover your chinese celery in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Beebe

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 Low5°F
Highest Expected Low10°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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