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.

One way of figuring out when you can plant galium is to use the USDA zone info for Isle of Palms.

Planting Calendar for Galium

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

You can plant galium a little bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant galium in Isle of Palms 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 really do well. If you are starting your galium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on March 15 in Isle of Palms. You should expect an average low temperature of 15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Isle of Palms is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Isle of Palms you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your galium if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Isle of Palms

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°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 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Isle of Palms

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