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

In New Baltimore you can figure out when you can plant galium by looking at 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 plant them a little bit earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant galium in New Baltimore 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 really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your galium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in New Baltimore. You should expect an average low temperature of -10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for New Baltimore may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in New Baltimore you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to protect your galium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for New Baltimore

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.

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