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.

In Pacific Grove you can estimate when it's possible to plant regal geranium by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Regal Geranium

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

You can plant regal geranium a bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant regal geranium in Pacific Grove 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 regal geranium and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your regal geranium may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your regal geranium indoors is a great way to get them started a couple of weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on January 31 in Pacific Grove. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Pacific Grove is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Pacific Grove you get a frost after January 31 so just be sure to be ready to protect your regal geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Pacific Grove

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.

Plants to Grow in Pacific Grove

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