When to Plant Celosia in Greenfield, IN

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when it's possible to plant celosia in Greenfield by referring to 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 require warm weather you need to wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Legend 
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 Greenfield 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celosia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your celosia indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Greenfield. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Greenfield is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Greenfield last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your celosia in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Greenfield

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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