One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of estimating when it's a good idea to plant galium is to check out the USDA zone info for La Follette.

Planting Calendar for Galium

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

Galium do well in moderate cold which means that you can get them planted earlier than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant galium in La Follette 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your galium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In La Follette the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for La Follette may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in La Follette last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your galium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for La Follette

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in La Follette

You may be interested in your other planting guides for La Follette.