The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's a good idea to determine when it's a good idea to plant celeriac by using the USDA zone info for Oxford.

Planting Calendar for Celeriac

Frost tolerance for celeriac:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since celeriac are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Oxford 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. Any later than that and your celeriac may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your celeriac indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Oxford. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Oxford is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Oxford last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your celeriac if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oxford

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Oxford

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