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.

In Lake Grove you can estimate when it's possible to plant celosia by looking at the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

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

It's not a good idea to plant celosia until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Lake Grove 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. Any later than that and your celosia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your celosia indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Lake Grove. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Grove is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Lake Grove there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your celosia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Grove

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.

Plants to Grow in Lake Grove

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