Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant chinese celery in Loomis by using the USDA zone info.

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 tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Loomis 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 chinese celery and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your chinese celery may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chinese celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

Since the USDA zone info for Loomis is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Loomis you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chinese celery in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Loomis

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.

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