Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of determining when to plant chinese celery is to check out the USDA zone info for Canby.

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.

Since chinese celery are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Canby 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. Any later than that and your chinese celery may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chinese celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Canby. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Canby is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Canby it frosts late in the year after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your chinese celery in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Canby

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Canby

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