When to Plant Celeriac in Issaquah, WA

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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.

You can determine when you can plant celeriac in Issaquah by checking out 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 are moderately cold tolerant.

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 Issaquah is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant celeriac and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your celeriac may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your celeriac indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Issaquah. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Issaquah may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Issaquah last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your celeriac in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Issaquah

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 Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°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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