Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Port Isabel you can figure out when it's possible to plant geum by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Geum

Frost tolerance for geum:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Geum tend to make it in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant geum in Port Isabel 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 geum and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your geum may not have a chance to really do well. If you are starting your geum indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Port Isabel the average date of last frost happens on January 31. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Port Isabel is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Port Isabel you get surprised by a frost after January 31 be ready to cover your geum in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Port Isabel

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

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