One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant galium in Prior Lake by referring to 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.

Since galium are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant galium in Prior Lake 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 galium and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your galium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your galium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Prior Lake the average date of last frost happens on May 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Prior Lake is an average the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Prior Lake you get a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your galium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Prior Lake

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-25°F
Highest Expected Low	-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

Plants to Grow in Prior Lake

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