The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Vine Grove you should be able to estimate when you can plant geum.

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.

Since geum are barely cold tolerant you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Vine Grove 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 few weeks earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Vine Grove the average date of last frost happens on April 15. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Vine Grove

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.

Plants to Grow in Vine Grove

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