One of the first steps you take when you are figuring out your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The first chance to plant geranium in Bell Gardens can be figured out by checking out the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Geranium

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

It's a bad idea to plant geranium until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Bell Gardens 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 geranium and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your geranium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on January 31 in Bell Gardens. You should expect an average low temperature of 35°F in the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Bell Gardens may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Bell Gardens there is a last frost after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your geranium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bell Gardens

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	35°F
Highest Expected Low	40°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 35°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 40°F.

Plants to Grow in Bell Gardens

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