Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You will be able to determine when to plant celery by looking at the USDA zone info for Cartersville.

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.

Celery do well in some cold which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant celery in Cartersville 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 celery and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your celery may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Cartersville. You should expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Cartersville is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Cartersville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your celery in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Cartersville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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