One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Mcminnville should be reviewed to figure out when you can plant celery.

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 means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant celery in Mcminnville 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. 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

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Mcminnville. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Mcminnville is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Mcminnville 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 Mcminnville

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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