The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant geum in Vernon by using 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 are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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

The last month that you can plant geum and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your geum may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your geum indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Vernon. You can expect an average low temperature of 5°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Vernon is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Vernon you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your geum if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Vernon

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	5°F
Highest Expected Low	10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 10°F.

Plants to Grow in Vernon

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