Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Lake Stevens you should be able to figure out when it's a good idea 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.

Chinese celery do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant chinese celery in Lake Stevens 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. Any later than that and your chinese celery may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your chinese celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on March 15 in Lake Stevens. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Lake Stevens is just an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Lake Stevens you get surprised by a frost after March 15 be ready to protect your chinese celery if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake Stevens

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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