Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's the best time to plant chinese celery is to refer to the USDA zone info for Dumont.

Planting Calendar for Chinese celery

Frost tolerance for chinese celery:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant chinese celery slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Dumont is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant chinese celery and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your chinese celery may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your chinese celery 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 Dumont. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Dumont may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Dumont last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your chinese celery in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dumont

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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