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

One way of making a decision about when it's possible to plant polygonums is to examine the USDA zone info for Galax.

Planting Calendar for Polygonums

Frost tolerance for polygonums:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After the last frost.

It's not a good idea to plant polygonums until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant polygonums in Galax 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 polygonums and expect a good harvest is probably August. Any later than that and your polygonums may not have a chance to grow to maturity. Starting your polygonums indoors is a great way to get them started a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

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

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Galax is an average and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Galax you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your polygonums in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Galax

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-5°F
Highest Expected Low	0°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 0°F.

Plants to Grow in Galax

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