One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant celery in Cloverdale can be figured out by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celery

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

Celery are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant celery in Cloverdale 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 celery and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your celery may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Cloverdale. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Cloverdale is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Cloverdale you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so always be ready to protect your celery if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Cloverdale

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Cloverdale

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