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.

By checking out the USDA zone info for Gilmer it's a good idea to determine when you can plant stoneseed.

Planting Calendar for Stoneseed

Frost tolerance for stoneseed:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost has passed.

Since stoneseed are not cold tolerant it is important to wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant stoneseed in Gilmer is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant stoneseed and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your stoneseed may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your stoneseed indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is March 15 in Gilmer. You can expect an average low temperature of 10°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Gilmer is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Gilmer you get a frost after March 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your stoneseed if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Gilmer

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	10°F
Highest Expected Low	15°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 15°F.

Plants to Grow in Gilmer

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