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

It's a good idea to determine when it's possible to plant geranium by using the USDA zone info for Safety Harbor.

Planting Calendar for Geranium

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

Since geranium require warm weather you really should wait until after the last frost before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Safety Harbor 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

The average date of last frost is January 31 in Safety Harbor. It might get as low as 30°F during the coldest months of winter.

Keep in mind that USDA zone info for Safety Harbor is not always accurate and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Safety Harbor you get a frost after January 31 so make sure that you are ready to cover your geranium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Safety Harbor

Here is the info for USDA Zone 10a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	January 31
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	30°F
Highest Expected Low	35°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 30°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 35°F.

Plants to Grow in Safety Harbor

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Safety Harbor.