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 USDA zone info for Plainview should be looked at to determine 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 just a tiny bit earlier in the year because they do ok in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant regal geranium in Plainview 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 fully mature. Starting your regal geranium indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Plainview the average date of last frost happens on April 15. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Plainview may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Since half of the time in Plainview last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to protect your regal geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Plainview

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 Plainview

You may be interested in your other planting guides for Plainview.