When to Plant Galium in Grove City, PA

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

The USDA zone info for Grove City can be used to estimate when it's the best time to plant galium.


Planting Calendar for Galium

Frost tolerance for galium: Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant: Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since galium do well in moderate cold you can plant them a little earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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A good time to plant galium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant galium
Probably not a good time to plant galium

The earliest that you can plant galium in Grove City 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 fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your galium indoors.

Last Frost Date

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

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Grove City is just an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Grove City you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to protect your galium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Grove City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-15°F
Highest Expected Low-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

Plants to Grow in Grove City

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