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Can You Grow Celeriac in Louisiana?

US · USDA Zone 8b · zones 8a, 8b, 9a

Grows well here

Celeriac can work in your zone with an early indoor start — it needs all the growing season you have.

Plant zones

3a–9b

Louisiana last frost

late January

Louisiana first frost

mid-December

Days to harvest

110–120 days

When to plant Celeriacs in Louisiana

Start indoors

Jan 1

Transplant

Jan 30

Harvest

May 20 – May 30

Dates are approximate, based on Louisiana's average frost dates. Your exact yard may vary by microclimate.

About Celeriac

Celeriac (celery root) is a rewarding but demanding crop with a long growing season. The knobbly root has a mild celery-like flavor and stores well all winter.

Start indoors 10-12 weeks before last frost — one of the earliest indoor starts of the season. Transplant after all frost risk. Keep consistently moist. Trim side roots as bulb develops. Harvest before hard freeze.

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Gardening in Louisiana

Louisiana has a humid subtropical climate with very mild winters and long hot summers. Year-round cool-season growing is possible; the summer is the only limiting factor.