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When to Plant Regal Geranium in Tipp City, OH

One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate 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.

You will be able to determine when it's the best time to plant regal geranium by reviewing the USDA zone info for Tipp City.

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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 ok in moderate cold which tells us that you can start planting them slightly earlier than other plants that might not handle the cold.

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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 Tipp City 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 really do well. If you are starting your regal geranium indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a little bit earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Tipp City. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of -10°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Tipp City is just an average the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Tipp City it frosts late in the year after April 15 so be sure to be ready to cover your regal geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Tipp City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-10°F
Highest Expected Low-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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