One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when to plant regal geranium in Dothan 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.

Regal Geranium 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 other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant regal geranium in Dothan 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 regal geranium and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your regal geranium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your regal geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on March 15 in Dothan. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Dothan is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Dothan it frosts late in the year after March 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your regal geranium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Dothan

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

Plants to Grow in Dothan

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