One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant celeriac by checking out the USDA zone info for Tecumseh.

Planting Calendar for Celeriac

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

Since celeriac do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Tecumseh 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 really do well. 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 Tecumseh. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Tecumseh is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Tecumseh last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your celeriac if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Tecumseh

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.

Plants to Grow in Tecumseh

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