When to Plant Celery in North Myrtle Beach, SC

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In North Myrtle Beach you can estimate when it's possible to plant celery by referring to the USDA zone info.


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.

Celery can survive in some cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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A good time to plant celery
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant celery
Probably not a good time to plant celery

The earliest that you can plant celery in North Myrtle Beach 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. If you wait any later than that and your celery may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your celery indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in North Myrtle Beach. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for North Myrtle Beach is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in North Myrtle Beach there is a last frost after March 15 be ready to protect your celery in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for North Myrtle Beach

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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.

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