One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of figuring out when you can plant celosia is to look at the USDA zone info for Calumet City.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

Frost tolerance for celosia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

It's a bad idea to plant celosia until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Calumet City 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. If you wait any later than that and your celosia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your celosia indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Calumet City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Calumet City may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Calumet City you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your celosia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Calumet City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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