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When to Plant Geum in Delray Beach, FL

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.

It's possible to figure out when it's a good idea to plant geum by referring to the USDA zone info for Delray Beach.


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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can get them planted just a bit earlier than other frost tender plants.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant geum
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant geum
Probably not a good time to plant geum

The earliest that you can plant geum in Delray Beach 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 grow to maturity. 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 the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on January 31 in Delray Beach. It might get as low as 35°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Delray Beach is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Delray Beach it frosts late in the year after January 31 be ready to cover your geum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Delray Beach

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 Low35°F
Highest Expected Low40°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 Delray Beach

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