When to plant Celery in Indiana
In spring, from Mar 15 – Apr 15 in Clarksville to Apr 15 – May 1 in West Lafayette.
In fall, from June 1 – Aug 1 in Anderson to July 1 – Aug 15 in Sellersburg.
Dates are for setting out plants. USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Auburn | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Avon | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bargersville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bedford | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Beech Grove | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Bloomington | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Bluffton | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Brownsburg | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Carmel | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Cedar Lake | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Chesterton | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Clarksville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Columbia City | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Columbus | Apr 1 – 20 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Connersville | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Crawfordsville | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Crown Point | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Danville | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Decatur | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Dyer | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| East Chicago | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Elkhart | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Evansville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Fishers | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Fort Wayne | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Frankfort | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Franklin | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Gary | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Goshen | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Greenfield | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Greensburg | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Greenwood | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Griffith | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hammond | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Highland | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Hobart | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Huntertown | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Huntington | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – July 15 |
| Indianapolis | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Jasper | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Jeffersonville | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Kendallville | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Kokomo | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| La Porte | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lafayette | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lake Station | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lawrence | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Lebanon | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Logansport | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Lowell | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Madison | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Marion | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Martinsville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – July 15 |
| McCordsville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Merrillville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Michigan City | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Mishawaka | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Mooresville | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Muncie | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Munster | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| New Albany | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| New Castle | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| New Haven | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Noblesville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Peru | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Plainfield | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Plymouth | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Portage | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Richmond | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Schererville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Sellersburg | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | July 1 – Aug 15 |
| Seymour | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Shelbyville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| South Bend | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Speedway | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| St. John | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Terre Haute | Apr 1 – 20 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Valparaiso | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Vincennes | Apr 1 – 20 | June 15 – Aug 15 |
| Wabash | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Warsaw | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Washington | Apr 1 – 20 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| West Lafayette | Apr 15 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Westfield | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Whitestown | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Yorktown | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
| Zionsville | Apr 10 – May 1 | June 1 – Aug 1 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for celery and celeriac.