When to Plant Celeriac in Dearborn Heights, MI

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

You will be able to figure out when it's possible to plant celeriac by referring to the USDA zone info for Dearborn Heights.


Planting Calendar for Celeriac

Frost tolerance for celeriac: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant celeriac just a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Dearborn Heights 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celeriac may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your celeriac indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Dearborn Heights. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dearborn Heights is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dearborn Heights you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your celeriac in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dearborn Heights

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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