When to Plant Regal Geranium in Little Silver, NJ

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us figure out your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

By using the USDA zone info for Little Silver it's possible to estimate when you can 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 do ok in moderate cold.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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A good time to plant regal geranium
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant regal geranium
Probably not a good time to plant regal geranium

The earliest that you can plant regal geranium in Little Silver 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. 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 the last frost has passed is on April 15 in Little Silver. You should expect an average low temperature of 0°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Little Silver is an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Little Silver you get a frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your regal geranium in the event of a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Little Silver

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 Low0°F
Highest Expected Low5°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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