Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to determine 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.

The first opportunity to plant celery in Dyersburg should be determined by looking at 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 are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant celery in Dyersburg 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celery may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Dyersburg. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dyersburg is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dyersburg you get a frost after April 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your celery if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dyersburg

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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