One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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.

You will be able to estimate when it's a good idea to plant galium by looking at the USDA zone info for Mount Juliet.

Planting Calendar for Galium

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

Since galium are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant galium in Mount Juliet 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. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Mount Juliet. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Mount Juliet is just an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Mount Juliet you get a frost after April 15 be ready to cover your galium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Juliet

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 Mount Juliet

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Mount Juliet.