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.

The first chance to plant celery in Twentynine Palms should be determined by reviewing 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.

Since celery do ok in moderate cold you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant celery in Twentynine Palms 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celery may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your celery indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Twentynine Palms the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Twentynine Palms is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Twentynine Palms you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your celery in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Twentynine Palms

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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