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

In Galt you can figure out when it's possible to plant snow-in summer by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Snow-in Summer

Frost tolerance for snow-in summer:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Snow-in Summer do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant snow-in summer in Galt is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant snow-in summer and expect a good harvest is probably October. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your snow-in summer may not have a chance to fully mature. Starting your snow-in summer indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Galt. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Galt is an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Galt last frost occurs after February 15 so always be ready to protect your snow-in summer in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Galt

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Galt

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Galt.