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 best time to plant celosia in Seal Beach should be determined by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant celosia until after the last frost because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Seal Beach 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 celosia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your celosia may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your celosia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Seal Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Seal Beach may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Seal Beach you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your celosia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Seal Beach

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Seal Beach

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