The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In College Park you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant celeriac by using the USDA zone info.

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 moderately cold tolerant you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in College Park is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant celeriac and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your celeriac may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your celeriac indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in College Park. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for College Park may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in College Park you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your celeriac in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for College Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

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