When to Plant Celeriac in White Plains, NY

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By checking out the USDA zone info for White Plains you should be able to determine when it's possible to plant celeriac.

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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 bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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 White Plains 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 really do well. Starting your celeriac indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In White Plains the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Remember that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for White Plains and it is different every year. Since half of the time in White Plains it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your celeriac if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for White Plains

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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