One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You can determine when to plant celosia in Pearland by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Celosia

Frost tolerance for celosia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

Since celosia do not do well in cold weather it is necessary to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant celosia in Pearland 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celosia may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your celosia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on February 15 in Pearland. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Pearland is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Pearland there is a last frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your celosia if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Pearland

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Pearland

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