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Crop dates by placeCelery Planting Dates by State and Region
Published celery planting windows for 10 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 5 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Jan 1 (North Florida) and as late as Oct 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around May 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar | |
| Central North Carolina | Transplanting: mid Feb to end of Mar; mid Jun to mid Aug (transplants) | |
| Eastern North Carolina | Transplanting: mid Feb to end of Mar; mid Jun to mid Aug (transplants) | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | Planting: mid Aug to end of Dec (seed); Transplanting: mid Sep to end of Dec (transplants) | |
| Minnesota | Start indoors: mid february (start seeds indoors); Planting: mid may | |
| New Hampshire | Start indoors: start seeds indoors 10-12 weeks before setting out; Transplanting: transplant after last frost | |
| North Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Jan–Mar | |
| Oregon Coast | Planting: April | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Oct–Mar | |
| Western North Carolina | Transplanting: mid Apr to end of Jun (transplants) |
Calendar view
| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in September | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | |||||
| Central North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Eastern North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona planting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Maricopa County, Arizona transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| Minnesota start indoors | Start indoors window in February | |||||||||||
| Minnesota planting | Planting window in May | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire start indoors | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
| North Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | |||||||||
| Oregon Coast planting | Planting window in April | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in October | Planting window in November | Planting window in December | ||||||
| Western North Carolina transplanting | Timing in table above | |||||||||||
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UF/IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (VH021), Table 1.