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 chance to plant galium in Bluffton should be determined by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Galium

Frost tolerance for galium:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Galium do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant galium in Bluffton 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 galium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your galium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your galium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Bluffton. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Bluffton may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bluffton it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your galium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Bluffton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

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

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

Plants to Grow in Bluffton

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