One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the 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.

The USDA zone info for West Haven can be used to figure out when you can plant geranium.

Planting Calendar for Geranium

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

It's probably not a good idea to plant geranium until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in West Haven 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 geranium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your geranium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in West Haven. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that the actual date of last frost is not always accurate because it is based on the USDA zone info for West Haven and it changes from year to year. Since half of the time in West Haven it frosts late in the year after April 15 be ready to protect your geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for West Haven

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

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

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in West Haven

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