One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

By using the USDA zone info for Lake City it's possible to determine when it's possible to plant geum.

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 barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

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

The last month that you can plant geum and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your geum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Lake City. You can expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Lake City is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Lake City last frost occurs after March 15 so always be ready to protect your geum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Lake City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Lake City

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