One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule is the 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 chance to plant geranium in Kaplan can be estimated by using the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Geranium

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

It's a bad idea to plant geranium until after the last frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Kaplan 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. Any later than that and your geranium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Kaplan the average date of last frost happens on February 15. It might get as low as 20°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kaplan is an average the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Kaplan you get a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Kaplan

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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