One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out 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.

The best time to plant geum in Lemoore can be figured out by referring to 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them just a tiny bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Lemoore 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your geum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Lemoore. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Lemoore 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 Lemoore it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your geum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Lemoore

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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