When to Plant Chinese celery in Zone 1a

One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

In Zone 1a you can estimate when you can plant chinese celery by looking at the USDA zone info.

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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 are barely cold tolerant which tells us that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant chinese 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 chinese celery and expect a good harvest is probably July. Any later than that and your chinese celery may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your chinese celery indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is June 15 in Zone 1a. You can expect an average low temperature of -60°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Zone 1a may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Since half of the time in Zone 1a it frosts late in the year after June 15 be ready to protect your chinese celery in the event of 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

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