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When to Plant Regal Geranium in Port Lavaca, TX

One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

It's possible to estimate when it's the best time to plant regal geranium by looking at the USDA zone info for Port Lavaca.


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 well in some cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year 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 Port Lavaca is February. However, you really should wait until March 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 September. If you wait any later than that and your regal geranium may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your regal geranium indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Port Lavaca the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that the actual date of last frost is just an average because it is based on the USDA zone info for Port Lavaca and it is different every year. Since half of the time in Port Lavaca you get surprised by a frost after February 15 be ready to cover your regal geranium if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Port Lavaca

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)December 15
Lowest Expected Low25°F
Highest Expected Low30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

Plants to Grow in Port Lavaca

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