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

The earliest that you can plant geum in Dickinson can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

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 ok in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Dickinson is April. However, you really should wait until May 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. If you wait any later than that and your geum may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your geum indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is May 15 in Dickinson. It might get as low as -30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Dickinson is not always accurate the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Dickinson you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your geum in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Dickinson

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	September 15
Lowest Expected Low	-30°F
Highest Expected Low	-25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -25°F.

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