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When to Plant Galium in Prairie Village, KS

One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out 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.

In Prairie Village you can determine when it's possible to plant galium by reviewing 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 can survive in mild cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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

The earliest that you can plant galium in Prairie Village 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your galium may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your galium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Prairie Village the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Prairie Village may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Prairie Village it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your galium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Prairie Village

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 Prairie Village

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