The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Dade City can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celeriac

Frost tolerance for celeriac:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Celeriac are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can plant them a little bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Dade City is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant celeriac and expect a good harvest is probably October. Any later than that and your celeriac may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your celeriac indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Dade City. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dade City is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Dade City you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your celeriac if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dade City

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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