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

You will be able to figure out when to plant celery by looking at the USDA zone info for Pauls Valley.

Planting Calendar for Celery

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

You can plant celery a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant celery in Pauls Valley 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 celery and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your celery may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your celery indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Pauls Valley. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pauls Valley is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Pauls Valley there is a last frost after April 15 be ready to cover your celery in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pauls Valley

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.

Plants to Grow in Pauls Valley

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