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 opportunity to plant geranium in Oviedo can be determined by referring to the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Geranium

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

You can not plant geranium until after all chance of frost has passed because they require warm weather.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Oviedo 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 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 little bit earlier by starting your geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on February 15 in Oviedo. You can expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Oviedo 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 Oviedo it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Oviedo

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°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 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Oviedo

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