The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Ardmore you can determine when to 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 when the weather gets warmer.

Since celosia require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Ardmore 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. Starting your celosia 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 Ardmore. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ardmore is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Ardmore you get a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your celosia in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Ardmore

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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