Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. 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 Edcouch can be looked at to determine when it's the best time to plant celosia.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

Frost tolerance for celosia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Celosia are not cold tolerant which tells us that you must wait until it warms up after all chance of frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Edcouch 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 celosia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your celosia may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your celosia indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on February 15 in Edcouch. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Edcouch is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Edcouch it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to cover your celosia if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Edcouch

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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