One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Universal City should be read to determine when it's the best time 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.

You can plant chinese celery a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Universal City 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. If you wait any later than that and your chinese celery may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your chinese celery indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Universal City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Universal City is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Universal City it frosts late in the year after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your chinese celery in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Universal City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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