Before planting it is a good idea to find your USDA Zone info to figure out your garden schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Fort Lauderdale you can estimate when it's a good idea to plant geranium by referring to 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 probably a bad idea to plant geranium until after the last frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Fort Lauderdale 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. Any later than that and 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

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Fort Lauderdale. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 35°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Fort Lauderdale is just an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Fort Lauderdale last frost occurs after January 31 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your geranium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Fort Lauderdale

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.

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