When to Plant Celery in Zone 1a

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your 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 it's a good idea to plant celery in Zone 1a by checking out the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Celery

Frost tolerance for celery: Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant: Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant celery a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

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A good time to plant celery
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant celery
Probably not a good time to plant celery

The earliest that you can plant celery in Zone 1a is June. However, you really should wait until July if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant celery and expect a good harvest is probably July. If you wait any later than that and your celery may not have a chance to fully mature. If you are starting your celery indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on June 15 in Zone 1a. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -60°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Zone 1a is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Zone 1a it frosts late in the year after June 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your celery if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Zone 1a

Here is the info for USDA Zone 1a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)June 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)July 15
Lowest Expected Low-60°F
Highest Expected Low-55°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -60°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -55°F.

Plants to Grow in Zone 1a

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Zone 1a.