One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant geum in El Segundo by reviewing the USDA zone info.

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.

Since geum do ok in moderate cold you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

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

The last month that you can plant geum and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your geum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is January 31 in El Segundo. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for El Segundo is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in El Segundo you get a frost after January 31 be ready to protect your geum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for El Segundo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in El Segundo

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