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 opportunity to plant geranium in Leonia can be determined by reviewing 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.

Since geranium do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Leonia 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. If you wait any later than that and your geranium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Leonia. You can expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

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

USDA Zone Info for Leonia

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 Leonia

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