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.

In Phoenixville you can figure out when you can plant geum 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 can survive in very little cold which tells us that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Phoenixville 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 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 really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Phoenixville the average date of last frost happens on April 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -5°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Phoenixville is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Phoenixville you get surprised by a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your geum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Phoenixville

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 Low	0°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.

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