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.

In Galena Park you can estimate when it's possible to plant geranium by checking out 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.

It's not a good idea to plant geranium until after the last frost because they are not cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant geranium in Galena Park 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 geranium and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your geranium may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on February 15 in Galena Park. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 20°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Galena Park is not always accurate the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Galena Park last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your geranium in the event of one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Galena Park

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

Plants to Grow in Galena Park

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