Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out 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 opportunity to plant celosia in Orlando should be figured out 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.

Since celosia are not cold tolerant you have to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Orlando is March. However, you really should wait until April 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 February 15 in Orlando. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Orlando is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Orlando there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your celosia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Orlando

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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