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.

In Titusville you can figure out when it's the best time to plant celosia by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

Frost tolerance for celosia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

You really shouldn't plant celosia until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Titusville 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. Any later than that and your celosia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your celosia indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Titusville. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Titusville is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Titusville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your celosia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Titusville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

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

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