One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine 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 figure out when you can plant geranium in Kutztown by reviewing the USDA zone info.

Planting Calendar for Geranium

Frost tolerance for geranium:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

You can not plant geranium until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Kutztown 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 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 Kutztown. You can expect an average low temperature of -5°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Kutztown may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Kutztown it frosts late in the year after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to protect your geranium if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Kutztown

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

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

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

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