One of the first steps you take when you are estimating your gardening schedule is find your 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 it's a good idea to plant regal geranium in Burlington by looking at the USDA zone info.

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.

Regal Geranium do well in very little cold which means that you can plant them slightly earlier in the year than other frost tender plants.

The earliest that you can plant regal geranium in Burlington 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 regal geranium and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your regal geranium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your regal geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Burlington. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Burlington is an average and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Burlington last frost occurs after April 15 so always be ready to protect your regal geranium in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Burlington

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.

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