One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when you can plant galium in Garden City 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.

You can plant galium a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant galium in Garden City 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. If you wait 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 when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Garden City. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Garden City is an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Garden City last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your galium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Garden City

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 Garden City

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