When to Plant Celeriac in Brownsville, TX

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Brownsville you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant celeriac by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Celeriac

Frost tolerance for celeriac: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant celeriac a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant celeriac in Brownsville is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant celeriac and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celeriac may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your celeriac indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Brownsville. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 30°F.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Brownsville is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Brownsville you get surprised by a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to protect your celeriac if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Brownsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low30°F
Highest Expected Low35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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