One of the first steps you take when you are determining 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.

By reviewing the USDA zone info for Breaux Bridge it's possible to determine when to plant regal geranium.

Planting Calendar for Regal Geranium

Frost tolerance for regal geranium:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

You can plant regal geranium slightly earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant regal geranium in Breaux Bridge 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 regal geranium and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your regal geranium may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your regal geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Breaux Bridge. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Breaux Bridge and it can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Breaux Bridge it frosts late in the year after February 15 be ready to protect your regal geranium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Breaux Bridge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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