One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can determine when to plant geranium in Mount Airy 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 not a good idea to plant geranium until after the last frost has passed because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Mount Airy is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant geranium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else 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

On average the last frost when the weather gets warmer is on April 15 in Mount Airy. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Mount Airy is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in Mount Airy last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your geranium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Mount Airy

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Mount Airy

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Mount Airy.