One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Morrisville can be reffered to in order to figure out when it's a good idea to plant celosia.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

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

It's probably a bad idea to plant celosia until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Morrisville 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celosia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your celosia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Morrisville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Morrisville is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Morrisville you get a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your celosia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Morrisville

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.

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