When to Plant Celeriac in Key Biscayne, FL

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

A way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant celeriac is to look at the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne.


Planting Calendar for Celeriac

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

Since celeriac are moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
A good time to plant celeriac
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant celeriac
Probably not a good time to plant celeriac

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Key Biscayne 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 November. Any later than that and your celeriac may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your celeriac indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Key Biscayne it never frosts. It might get as low as 40°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Key Biscayne is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since it never frosts in Key Biscayne you do not have to be ready to protect your celeriac in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Key Biscayne

Here is the info for USDA Zone 11a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)Never
Average Date of First Frost (fall)Never
Lowest Expected Low40°F
Highest Expected Low45°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 40°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 45°F.

Plants to Grow in Key Biscayne

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