Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Coppell should be read to estimate when you can plant geum.

Planting Calendar for Geum

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

You can plant geum a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Coppell is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

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

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Coppell. You should expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Coppell is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Coppell you get surprised by a frost after March 15 so always be ready to cover your geum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Coppell

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

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