When to Plant Regal Geranium in Inver Grove Heights, MN

One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can estimate when to plant regal geranium in Inver Grove Heights by checking out the USDA zone info.

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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.

Since regal geranium are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

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The earliest that you can plant regal geranium in Inver Grove Heights 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 regal geranium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your regal geranium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your regal geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on May 15 in Inver Grove Heights. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -25°F.

Remember that USDA zone info for Inver Grove Heights may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Inver Grove Heights you get surprised by a frost after May 15 so be sure to be ready to protect your regal geranium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Inver Grove Heights

Here is the info for USDA Zone 4b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)May 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)September 15
Lowest Expected Low-25°F
Highest Expected Low-20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -20°F.

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