When to Plant Chinese celery in Goodlettsville, TN

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

By referring to the USDA zone info for Goodlettsville you will be able to figure out when to plant chinese celery.


Planting Calendar for Chinese celery

Frost tolerance for chinese celery: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Chinese celery do ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Goodlettsville 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 chinese celery and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your chinese celery may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chinese celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Goodlettsville. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Goodlettsville is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Goodlettsville it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to cover your chinese celery if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Goodlettsville

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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