When to Plant Galium in Old Forge, PA

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. 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 Old Forge you should be able to determine when it's possible 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.

Galium do ok in moderate cold which means that you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle 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 Old Forge 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. If you wait any later than that and your galium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your galium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Old Forge. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Old Forge is just an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Old Forge last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your galium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Old Forge

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 Low0°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 Old Forge

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