One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first opportunity to plant geum in Live Oak can be determined by checking out 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.

Geum can survive in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Live Oak 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 little bit earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Live Oak. It might get as low as 25°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Live Oak and it is different every year. Half of the time in Live Oak you get surprised by a frost after February 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your geum if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Live Oak

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 Live Oak

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