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 Amory you can figure out when you can plant celosia by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

Frost tolerance for celosia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since celosia are not cold tolerant it's necessary to wait until after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Amory 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. If you wait any later than that and your celosia may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your celosia indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Amory the average date of last frost happens on March 15. It might get as low as 10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Amory is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Amory last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your celosia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Amory

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°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 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Amory

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