The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine 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.

In Taneytown you can figure out when it's a good idea to plant celeriac by referring to 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.

Celeriac do ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Taneytown 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. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your celeriac indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Taneytown. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Taneytown is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Taneytown there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to protect your celeriac in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Taneytown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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