One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's a good idea to plant galium by looking at the USDA zone info for Baytown.

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 just a bit earlier in the year than other plants that might not handle the cold.

The earliest that you can plant galium in Baytown is January. However, you really should wait until February if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant galium and expect a good harvest is probably October. 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

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Baytown. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Baytown is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Baytown you get a frost after February 15 be ready to protect your galium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baytown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Baytown

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