Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to estimate your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of getting a good idea when it's a good idea to plant geum is to refer to the USDA zone info for Frankfort.

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 some cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Frankfort 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Frankfort. You should expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Frankfort may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Frankfort last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your geum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Frankfort

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

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