Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine your garden schedule. 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 check out the USDA zone info for Palm Bay.

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 one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Palm Bay 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. If you wait any later than that and your celeriac may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your celeriac indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Palm Bay. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Palm Bay is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Palm Bay it frosts late in the year after February 15 so always be ready to cover your celeriac in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Palm Bay

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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