One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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 best time to plant geum in Dallas can be estimated by looking at 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 do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Dallas 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 couple of weeks earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Dallas. It might get as low as 5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Dallas is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Dallas last frost occurs after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your geum in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dallas

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

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