When to Plant Celosia in Toccoa, GA

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant celosia in Toccoa 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 has passed.

Since celosia are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

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

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Toccoa is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Toccoa. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Toccoa may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Toccoa it frosts late in the year after March 15 be ready to cover your celosia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Toccoa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low10°F
Highest Expected Low15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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